⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 31 from three
- Beaten inside, 18 points in the paint to 44
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 11:37 · CHA 34-28 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 3:19 · CHA 65-59 MIL
- Winner
Nicolas Batum hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jeremy Lamb with the assist
Q4 0:45 · CHA 83-80 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nicolas Batum misses technical free throw
Q2 4:20 · CHA 42-37 MIL
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum bad pass
Q4 4:20 · CHA 78-71 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q1 10:30 · CHA 12-23 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 6:20 · CHA 55-57 MIL
- Ties it
Greg Monroe hit a layup, Khris Middleton with the assist
Q4 1:04 · CHA 80-80 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Greg Monroe offensive foul (Cody Zeller draws the foul)
Q4 4:39 · CHA 78-71 MIL
- Turnover
Greg Monroe turnover
Q4 4:39 · CHA 78-71 MIL
- Turnover
Khris Middleton bad pass
Q4 0:40 · CHA 83-80 MIL
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 15 | Threes made | 8 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 18 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
