⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 36- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 1
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 1:42 · MIL 34-21 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 10:32 · MIL 48-30 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 2:56 · MIL 61-44 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
