⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 22 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their 21
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:18 · MIL 83-84 CHA
- Go-ahead
Khris Middleton hit a 28-foot three jumper, Giannis Antetokounmpo with the assist
Q4 0:52 · MIL 123-122 CHA
- Winner
Giannis Antetokounmpo hit a 4-foot two point shot, Jrue Holiday with the assist
Q4 0:02 · MIL 127-125 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
George Hill traveling
Q4 2:55 · MIL 117-118 CHA
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive foul
Q4 0:26 · MIL 123-122 CHA
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover
Q4 0:26 · MIL 123-122 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q1 0:55 · MIL 25-43 CHA
- Ties it
Miles Bridges hit a driving layup, LaMelo Ball with the assist
Q4 2:15 · MIL 120-120 CHA
- Ties it
LaMelo Ball hit a 28-foot three jumper, Gordon Hayward with the assist
Q4 0:05 · MIL 125-125 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMelo Ball lost ball turnover
Q4 4:28 · MIL 114-116 CHA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:34 · MIL 120-122 CHA
- Turnover
LaMelo Ball out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:40 · MIL 123-122 CHA
📊The numbers
| MIL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 21 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 29 | Assists | 30 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |
