⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 8:22 · MIL 34-29 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 9:45 · MIL 64-56 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 10:45 · MIL 87-79 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:59 · MIL 95-91 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:55 · MIL 97-93 MIN
- Turnover
Greg Monroe Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 1:30 · MIL 97-93 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 10:55 · MIL 25-29 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 7:48 · MIL 64-67 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses technical free throw
Q3 5:31 · MIL 64-61 MIN
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:20 · MIL 93-88 MIN
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass
Q4 1:14 · MIL 97-93 MIN
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
