⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 24 points worse 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, 46 free throws to their 27- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 45
- A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 23
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q2 8:44 · DEN 56-46 MIL
- Winner
Jamal Murray hit a 12-foot driving floating jump shot, Will Barton with the assist
OT 4:43 · DEN 113-111 MIL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q4 0:58 · DEN 121-114 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Millsap out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:04 · DEN 108-111 MIL
- Turnover
Paul Millsap traveling
OT 3:27 · DEN 116-112 MIL
- Missed FT
Malik Beasley misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:16 · DEN 126-123 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 6:05 · DEN 14-27 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 9:07 · DEN 65-67 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
OT 0:37 · DEN 126-125 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Khris Middleton bad pass
Q4 0:02 · DEN 108-111 MIL
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:01 · DEN 111-111 MIL
- Turnover
Jabari Parker lost ball turnover
OT 4:22 · DEN 113-111 MIL
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 8 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 17 | Steals | 9 |
| 23 | Blocks | 37 |
