⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
Q2 4:31 · MIL 42-45 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 7:54 · MIL 75-90 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 15 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
