⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 5
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 11:25 · MIL 113-105 NO
- Go-ahead
Khris Middleton hit a 12-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 2:16 · MIL 124-123 NO
- Winner
Giannis Antetokounmpo hit a 10-foot two point shot
Q4 1:45 · MIL 126-125 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Khris Middleton bad pass
Q4 0:09 · MIL 128-125 NO
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · MIL 129-125 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Zion Williamson hit a 1-foot layup, Eric Bledsoe with the assist
Q4 2:01 · MIL 124-125 NO
- Steal
Zion Williamson stole it from Khris Middleton
Q4 0:09 · MIL 128-125 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram turnover
Q4 0:02 · MIL 128-125 NO
📊The numbers
| MIL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 32 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
