⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their ten- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 3:06 · SAC 43-49 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 8:40 · SAC 63-60 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
De'Aaron Fox technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 11:03 · SAC 20-34 MIL
- Flagrant
Caleb Swanigan flagrant foul type 1
Q4 0:48 · SAC 103-121 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 7:23 · SAC 12-18 MIL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q3 5:11 · SAC 66-80 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 29 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
