⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 16
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
- Steal
Malcolm Brogdon stole it from Luka Doncic
Q4 2:06 · MIL 108-101 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sterling Brown out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:18 · MIL 104-96 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 7:50 · MIL 42-41 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 6:59 · MIL 104-98 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Powell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:29 · MIL 90-82 DAL
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes bad pass
Q4 3:33 · MIL 106-98 DAL
- Turnover
Luka Doncic bad pass
Q4 2:06 · MIL 108-101 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 11 |









