⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 34- They shot well above their usual, nine of eighteen from three
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 28-point deficit to 20
Q2 0:27 · MIL 44-64 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q4 10:27 · MIL 77-90 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 8:37 · MIL 5-18 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q2 8:19 · MIL 22-51 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 29
Q3 7:16 · MIL 50-79 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
