⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
A 18-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 25 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 3:06 · CHA 30-32 MIL
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 25
Q2 0:40 · CHA 77-52 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:40 · CHA 105-102 MIL
- Turnover
Kemba Walker lost ball turnover
Q4 0:57 · CHA 106-102 MIL
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball turnover
Q4 0:38 · CHA 106-102 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 9:10 · CHA 9-19 MIL
- Steal
Eric Bledsoe stole it from Kemba Walker
Q4 0:57 · CHA 106-102 MIL
- Steal
Giannis Antetokounmpo stole it from Tony Parker
Q4 0:38 · CHA 106-102 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 3 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
