⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH 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 Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 36 from three- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 21-12 off them
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their four
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:34 · WSH 12-0 MIL
- Steal
Deni Avdija stole it from Jrue Holiday
Q4 0:42 · WSH 98-94 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal lost ball turnover
Q4 2:04 · WSH 98-92 MIL
- Turnover
Bradley Beal bad pass
Q4 1:22 · WSH 98-94 MIL
- Turnover
Bradley Beal out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:54 · WSH 98-94 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 8:32 · WSH 12-12 MIL
- Steal
Pat Connaughton stole it from Bradley Beal
Q4 2:04 · WSH 98-92 MIL
- Steal
Pat Connaughton stole it from Bradley Beal
Q4 1:22 · WSH 98-94 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Bobby Portis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:56 · WSH 35-33 MIL
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday lost ball turnover
Q4 0:42 · WSH 98-94 MIL
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
