⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 22 from three- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 33
- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the first quarter
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 17
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 5:27 · MIL 41-39 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q1 8:44 · MIL 7-17 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 9:26 · MIL 55-58 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
John Wall technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:37 · MIL 43-43 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 7 | Assists | 1 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 9 | Steals | 16 |
| 19 | Blocks | 18 |
