⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their fifteen- Shot well above their usual, 23 of 54 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 16
- A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 7:02 · MIL 18-18 OKC
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up
Q2 8:08 · MIL 41-55 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 6:34 · MIL 100-120 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 23 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 40 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
