⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 24 from three
- Looked after the ball, twenty turnovers to their 26, and were outscored 41-21 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 16
- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 5:18 · MIL 51-51 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 0:33 · MIL 66-56 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Giannis Antetokounmpo flagrant foul type 1 (Shabazz Muhammad draws the foul)
Q3 0:42 · MIL 97-78 MIN
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:48 · MIL 102-95 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 6:07 · MIL 21-27 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q3 1:46 · MIL 98-83 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 7:30 · MIL 102-95 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gorgui Dieng traveling
Q4 4:35 · MIL 102-95 MIN
- Flagrant
Gorgui Dieng flagrant foul type 1 (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul)
Q4 1:20 · MIL 111-97 MIN
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 41 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
