⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 28 from three
A 16-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 2 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.
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 8:00 · MIL 20-8 WSH
- Go-ahead
Khris Middleton hit a three jumper, Jerryd Bayless with the assist
Q4 2:21 · MIL 82-81 WSH
- Winner
Khris Middleton hit a 24-foot three jumper, Zaza Pachulia with the assist
Q4 0:40 · MIL 87-84 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jerryd Bayless bad pass
Q4 3:28 · MIL 76-76 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:38 · MIL 61-59 WSH
- Go-ahead
Drew Gooden hit a 26-foot three jumper, John Wall with the assist
Q4 2:41 · MIL 79-81 WSH
- Go-ahead
John Wall hit a layup
Q4 1:53 · MIL 82-83 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:53 · MIL 82-83 WSH
- Missed FT
Garrett Temple misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:07 · MIL 84-84 WSH
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · MIL 89-84 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
