⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their nine- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 36
- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 4:16 · MIL 19-22 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 4:54 · MIL 37-46 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 9:04 · MIL 42-61 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ramon Sessions misses technical free throw
Q4 9:41 · MIL 57-76 CHA
📊The numbers
| MIL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
