⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 35-9 off them- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
- A 15-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 21 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 8:00 · MIL 63-56 DEN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 21
Q4 9:33 · MIL 86-65 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 4:15 · MIL 38-40 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 35 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 12 | Blocks | 4 |
