⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach LaVine misses technical free throw
Q3 8:57 · MIN 53-55 MIL
- Missed FT
Thaddeus Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:58 · MIN 83-89 MIL
- Turnover
Zach LaVine out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:39 · MIN 84-91 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:41 · MIN 0-8 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
O.J. Mayo technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 8:57 · MIN 53-55 MIL
- Flagrant
Brandon Knight flagrant foul type 1 (Gorgui Dieng draws the foul)
Q3 0:03 · MIN 68-72 MIL
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
