⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 in the second quarter
A 15-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 2 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.
Bulls
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:10 · CHI 40-42 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:40 · CHI 2-8 MIL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q2 10:40 · CHI 21-40 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
