⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 27-8 off them- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 34
- A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21 in the second quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 8:25 · MIL 54-48 MIN
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21
Q2 1:36 · MIL 83-62 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q4 2:46 · MIL 139-112 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Giannis Antetokounmpo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:01 · MIL 58-53 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 7:22 · MIL 122-103 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 20 | Threes made | 19 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 33 | Assists | 35 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
