⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 28 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 25 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 34
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 30
A 20-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 31 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.

Bucks
Good plays
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 31
Q2 5:44 · MIL 71-40 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Bobby Portis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:10 · MIL 77-45 ATL

Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 30
Q3 8:57 · MIL 87-57 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 41-point deficit to 33
Q4 4:29 · MIL 120-87 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses technical free throw
Q2 0:10 · MIL 77-45 ATL
- Technical
Danilo Gallinari technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:18 · MIL 99-61 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 13 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |

