⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nineteen turnovers to their 28- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 20
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 7:41 · WSH 41-27 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Pierce technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:07 · WSH 49-41 MIL
- Technical
Paul Pierce technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:07 · WSH 49-44 MIL
- Missed FT
John Wall misses technical free throw
Q3 7:20 · WSH 58-53 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 10:22 · WSH 31-27 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Knight misses technical free throw
Q2 0:07 · WSH 49-44 MIL
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 28 |
| 18 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
