⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 9 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
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their sixteen- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 32
- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the first quarter
- Made four threes to their fourteen
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q1 8:15 · MIL 18-8 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 5:56 · MIL 47-31 DAL
- Steal
Michael Carter-Williams stole it from Raymond Felton
Q4 1:47 · MIL 93-93 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo bad pass
Q4 1:34 · MIL 93-93 DAL
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive foul (Deron Williams draws the foul)
Q4 0:31 · MIL 94-95 DAL
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover
Q4 0:31 · MIL 94-95 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Ties it
Raymond Felton hit a 26-foot three jumper, Zaza Pachulia with the assist
Q4 2:50 · MIL 93-93 DAL
- Steal
Wesley Matthews stole it from O.J. Mayo
Q4 1:34 · MIL 93-93 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wesley Matthews misses technical free throw
Q2 6:41 · MIL 38-26 DAL
- Turnover
Raymond Felton lost ball turnover
Q4 1:47 · MIL 93-93 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 0:13 · MIL 94-95 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 14 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
