⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 1 point better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their ten- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 44
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 10:56 · MIL 11-2 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 1:10 · MIL 52-49 WSH
- Go-ahead
Luke Ridnour hit a 25-foot three jumper, Ersan Ilyasova with the assist
OT 3:56 · MIL 90-89 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo bad pass
Q4 0:41 · MIL 84-84 WSH
- Turnover
Ersan Ilyasova offensive foul (Nene draws the foul)
OT 4:37 · MIL 87-87 WSH
- Turnover
Ersan Ilyasova turnover
OT 4:37 · MIL 87-87 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Ties it
Martell Webster hit a 24-foot three jumper
Q4 0:57 · MIL 84-84 WSH
- Lead
Trevor Ariza hit a layup
Q4 0:39 · MIL 84-86 WSH
- Lead
John Wall hit a 20-foot jumper
OT 4:20 · MIL 87-89 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Martell Webster misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:57 · MIL 84-84 WSH
- Missed FT
Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · MIL 84-86 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
