⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 37
- Burned in transition, 12 fast break points to 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:56 · SAC 105-98 MIL
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · SAC 110-102 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 2:35 · SAC 25-32 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 1:01 · SAC 111-104 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:33 · SAC 93-89 MIL
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 30 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
