⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to eight- A 15-0 run took them from 11 down to 4 up in the third quarter
- Went cold from three, eight of 27
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 32
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 10:17 · MIL 88-84 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 7:16 · MIL 98-90 DAL
- Ties it
Brandon Knight hit a 20-foot two point shot
Q4 0:08 · MIL 105-105 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jabari Parker traveling
Q4 1:40 · MIL 99-98 DAL
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo bad pass
Q4 1:22 · MIL 99-100 DAL
- Turnover
Brandon Knight offensive foul (Monta Ellis draws the foul)
Q4 0:26 · MIL 103-104 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 11 down to 4 up
Q3 9:36 · MIL 70-74 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 2:31 · MIL 80-82 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q4 4:07 · MIL 99-102 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:57 · MIL 98-95 DAL
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson bad pass
Q4 2:23 · MIL 99-95 DAL
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · MIL 103-104 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
