⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 37 from three
- Could not get to the line, 28 free throws to their 43
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their seven, and outscored them 25-7 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 8:37 · MIL 113-108 WSH
- Winner
Bryn Forbes hit a 25-foot three jumper, Giannis Antetokounmpo with the assist
Q4 2:23 · MIL 127-124 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:55 · MIL 124-124 WSH
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover
Q4 1:54 · MIL 127-124 WSH
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday bad pass
Q4 0:00 · MIL 135-134 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 9:18 · MIL 8-14 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q4 11:46 · MIL 103-106 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 6:23 · MIL 119-119 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:58 · MIL 121-119 WSH
- Missed FT
Daniel Gafford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:46 · MIL 121-120 WSH
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover
Q4 4:27 · MIL 121-121 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 18 | Threes made | 8 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
