⏱️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
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their nineteen- Made nine threes to their seventeen
- Went cold from three, nine of 41
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 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.
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 8:37 · MIL 41-27 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 2:51 · MIL 110-98 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ersan Ilyasova misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:40 · MIL 98-93 ATL
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:55 · MIL 101-96 ATL
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · MIL 114-107 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q2 0:48 · MIL 60-53 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 5:02 · MIL 78-69 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 6:02 · MIL 99-96 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Taurean Prince technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:02 · MIL 64-53 ATL
- Missed FT
Alex Len misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · MIL 115-107 ATL
- Missed FT
Alex Len misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · MIL 115-107 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 17 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
