⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 35- A 15-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth quarter
- They shot well above their usual, seven of fourteen from three
A 15-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 24 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- Ties it
Kemba Walker hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 0:01 · CHA 100-100 MIL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 4:07 · CHA 102-102 MIL
- Winner
Kemba Walker hit a 21-foot two point shot
OT 0:05 · CHA 108-106 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 4:03 · CHA 100-102 MIL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 2:30 · CHA 102-102 MIL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 1:22 · CHA 104-106 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 0:37 · CHA 25-28 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 8:57 · CHA 31-44 MIL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 24
Q3 10:07 · CHA 50-74 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Khris Middleton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · CHA 97-99 MIL
- Turnover
Jared Dudley bad pass
Q4 0:01 · CHA 100-100 MIL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 3:38 · CHA 100-102 MIL
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 10 |
