⏱️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
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their fourteen- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 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.
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 1:13 · CHI 29-29 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 5:35 · CHI 54-48 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 7:29 · CHI 99-98 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach LaVine misses technical free throw
Q3 8:15 · CHI 60-65 MIL
- Turnover
Zach LaVine bad pass
Q4 3:06 · CHI 101-109 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 7:15 · CHI 11-19 MIL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 2:50 · CHI 54-60 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 3:44 · CHI 101-115 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Budenholzer technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:15 · CHI 60-65 MIL
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:44 · CHI 101-106 MIL
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:56 · CHI 101-109 MIL
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
