⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 26
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 11:13 · MIL 85-86 MIN
- Winner
Eric Bledsoe hit a 23-foot three jumper, Giannis Antetokounmpo with the assist
Q4 2:25 · MIL 95-93 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 3:56 · MIL 102-93 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 9:26 · MIL 4-13 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:01 · MIL 6-19 MIN
- Turnover
Tyus Jones double dribble turnover
Q4 4:57 · MIL 90-90 MIN
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 0 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 16 | Steals | 16 |
| 18 | Blocks | 14 |
