⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Nuggets 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 11:05 · DEN 101-101 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 1:50 · DEN 112-112 MIL
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass
Q4 1:32 · DEN 112-115 MIL
- Turnover
Malik Beasley bad pass
Q4 0:28 · DEN 114-119 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 7:29 · DEN 74-81 MIL
- Ties it
Giannis Antetokounmpo hit a 1-foot two point shot, Eric Bledsoe with the assist
Q4 2:55 · DEN 112-112 MIL
- Winner
Malcolm Brogdon hit a 25-foot three jumper, Giannis Antetokounmpo with the assist
Q4 1:41 · DEN 112-115 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo bad pass
Q4 3:11 · DEN 112-110 MIL
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 18 | Threes made | 17 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
