⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their nine
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 7 down to 1 up
Q3 3:36 · MIL 71-70 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 6:08 · MIL 95-89 DEN
- Steal
Giannis Antetokounmpo stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 2:53 · MIL 95-92 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:15 · MIL 95-92 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:59 · MIL 100-95 DEN
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · MIL 103-98 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:57 · MIL 15-21 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 0:52 · MIL 25-36 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 9:06 · MIL 27-44 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Malone technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:25 · MIL 55-61 DEN
- Turnover
Jamal Murray lost ball turnover
Q4 4:18 · MIL 92-89 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 2:53 · MIL 95-92 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 30 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
