⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the first quarter- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 16
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 cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 10:14 · MIL 79-88 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 10:59 · MIL 4-13 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 5:56 · MIL 14-28 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
