⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 48- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 32
- Made nine threes to their fifteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 9:39 · MIL 31-29 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo lost ball turnover
Q4 3:18 · MIL 101-94 MIN
- Missed FT
Brook Lopez misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · MIL 106-104 MIN
- Missed FT
Brook Lopez misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · MIL 106-104 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Okogie misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:35 · MIL 96-92 MIN
- Missed FT
Josh Okogie misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:06 · MIL 98-94 MIN
- Missed FT
Gorgui Dieng misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:46 · MIL 106-104 MIN
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 12 | Blocks | 8 |
