⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 17 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
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, nineteen free throws to their eight
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:14 · MIL 9-0 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q1 3:55 · MIL 30-9 BKN
- Winner
Jrue Holiday hit a driving layup
Q4 0:11 · MIL 84-83 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - P.J. Tucker and Kevin Durant
Q3 4:21 · MIL 60-57 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a 11-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 2:25 · MIL 78-78 BKN
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a 14-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 1:55 · MIL 80-80 BKN
- Lead
Kevin Durant hit a 28-foot three jumper, Bruce Brown with the assist
Q4 1:23 · MIL 80-83 BKN
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Blake Griffin defensive goaltending violation
Q4 1:17 · MIL 82-83 BKN
📊The numbers
| MIL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 12 | Assists | 15 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
