⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 24-6 off them
- A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up in the fourth quarter
- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 25 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:22 · WSH 32-32 MIL
- Steal
Kelly Oubre Jr. stole it from Tony Snell
Q4 2:47 · WSH 101-100 MIL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up
Q4 5:47 · WSH 105-100 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses technical free throw
Q2 0:21 · WSH 52-52 MIL
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 4:48 · WSH 95-98 MIL
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · WSH 106-100 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 6:52 · WSH 12-18 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 10:33 · WSH 54-62 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
John Henson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:21 · WSH 52-52 MIL
- Turnover
Tony Snell bad pass
Q4 2:47 · WSH 101-100 MIL
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo traveling
Q4 0:57 · WSH 105-100 MIL
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
