⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 38- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 5
- A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 2:07 · DEN 37-32 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 6:49 · DEN 57-52 MIL
- Steal
Jamal Murray stole it from Khris Middleton
Q4 1:16 · DEN 112-120 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Millsap lost ball turnover
Q4 1:54 · DEN 110-118 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q3 10:00 · DEN 68-77 MIL
- Steal
Donte DiVincenzo stole it from Paul Millsap
Q4 1:54 · DEN 110-118 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Khris Middleton bad pass
Q4 4:03 · DEN 108-116 MIL
- Turnover
Bryn Forbes offensive foul
Q4 3:34 · DEN 108-116 MIL
- Turnover
Khris Middleton bad pass
Q4 1:16 · DEN 112-120 MIL
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
