⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 0:22 · DEN 75-53 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 1:59 · DEN 115-112 MIL
- Missed FT
Wilson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · DEN 121-117 MIL
- Missed FT
Wilson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · DEN 121-117 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 3:50 · DEN 21-25 MIL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7
Q3 7:47 · DEN 89-82 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:47 · DEN 118-114 MIL
- Turnover
Jabari Parker traveling
Q4 0:17 · DEN 119-114 MIL
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 13 |
