⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 4:04 · NO 28-21 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 9:08 · NO 67-75 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 34 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 33 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
