⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their twelve- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 6
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:13 · MIL 13-6 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Brook Lopez technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:09 · MIL 136-122 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyus Jones misses technical free throw
Q4 2:09 · MIL 136-122 MIN
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 19 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
