⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, twelve of nineteen from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 0:09 · MIL 29-24 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 1:24 · MIL 53-38 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 8:44 · MIL 82-72 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 63% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
