⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 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, 28 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 4
- A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 in the fourth quarter
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 1:18 · MIL 62-48 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 0:54 · MIL 82-67 BKN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q4 8:20 · MIL 96-77 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 6:11 · MIL 44-40 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 10:25 · MIL 82-77 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 3:50 · MIL 102-89 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |