⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 44
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their thirteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:54 · NO 13-9 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 11:03 · NO 64-52 MIL
- Go-ahead
Nickeil Alexander-Walker hit a 23-foot three jumper, Brandon Ingram with the assist
OT 3:49 · NO 106-105 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Hart bad pass
Q4 1:41 · NO 100-99 MIL
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram lost ball turnover
OT 4:12 · NO 103-105 MIL
- Turnover
Josh Hart out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 1:05 · NO 112-110 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 3:11 · NO 21-28 MIL
- Ties it
Jrue Holiday hit a driving layup
Q4 0:33 · NO 103-103 MIL
- Lead
Jrue Holiday hit a 10-foot pullup jump shot
OT 4:35 · NO 103-105 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:18 · NO 9-9 MIL
- Turnover
George Hill bad pass
OT 3:28 · NO 106-105 MIL
- Flagrant
Jordan Nwora flagrant foul type 1
OT 2:17 · NO 108-107 MIL
📊The numbers
| NO | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 34 | Assists | 16 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
