⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 31 from three- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their six, and outscored them 18-10 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 9:21 · BKN 47-42 MIL
- Go-ahead
Joe Harris hit a 26-foot three jumper, James Harden with the assist
Q4 1:05 · BKN 122-121 MIL
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a 27-foot three jumper, James Harden with the assist
Q4 0:36 · BKN 125-123 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:32 · BKN 118-119 MIL
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball turnover
Q4 0:05 · BKN 125-123 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 2:26 · BKN 28-34 MIL
- Lead
Giannis Antetokounmpo hit a tip shot
Q4 1:17 · BKN 119-121 MIL
- Go-ahead
Khris Middleton hit a 14-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:55 · BKN 122-123 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
