⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fifteen- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
- Made thirteen threes to their nineteen
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 took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 3:55 · MIL 30-26 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 10:33 · MIL 101-96 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 5:27 · MIL 117-107 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 2:18 · MIL 62-66 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 9:51 · MIL 71-76 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday bad pass
Q4 3:23 · MIL 113-107 NO
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:09 · MIL 115-107 NO
- Turnover
Anthony Davis traveling
Q4 0:18 · MIL 123-115 NO
📊The numbers
| MIL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 19 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
