⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 30 from three
- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their nineteen
- Beaten inside, 48 points in the paint to 72
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 9:02 · BKN 47-42 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 4:56 · BKN 59-48 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Blake Griffin and Jeff Teague
Q4 1:26 · BKN 115-100 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q4 3:26 · BKN 115-107 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 15 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
