⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 48 from three
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up 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.

Bucks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 11:46 · MIL 13-0 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 5:51 · MIL 28-11 OKC
- Steal
Jrue Holiday stole it from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Q4 1:29 · MIL 91-89 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive foul
Q4 4:24 · MIL 88-86 OKC
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:20 · MIL 93-89 OKC
- Missed FT
Jrue Holiday misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · MIL 93-89 OKC

Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lost ball turnover
Q4 1:29 · MIL 91-89 OKC
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MIL 94-89 OKC
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MIL 94-89 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |









