⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 17 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 5:28 · DAL 21-16 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q1 0:30 · DAL 43-26 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q2 2:40 · DAL 65-41 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 17
Q4 7:50 · DAL 97-80 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
