⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their sixteen- Shot well above their usual, 23 of 48 from three
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 30
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 4:03 · MIL 19-14 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Bobby Portis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:38 · MIL 30-30 NO
- Technical
Giannis Antetokounmpo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:55 · MIL 50-46 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 11:14 · MIL 30-36 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q4 6:02 · MIL 120-105 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses technical free throw
Q2 4:55 · MIL 50-46 NO
📊The numbers
| MIL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 23 | Threes made | 16 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
