⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fifteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 3:41 · DEN 25-19 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 6:00 · DEN 45-39 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Timofey Mozgov and Zaza Pachulia
Q4 9:56 · DEN 90-76 MIL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:28 · DEN 99-94 MIL
- Missed FT
Wilson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · DEN 108-100 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 8:37 · DEN 36-39 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Larry Sanders technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 8:02 · DEN 2-9 MIL
- Missed FT
Larry Sanders misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:33 · DEN 97-89 MIL
- Missed FT
Brandon Knight misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:51 · DEN 99-93 MIL
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 12 | Blocks | 5 |
