⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their twenty- A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up
Q1 6:58 · CHA 26-17 MIL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q3 6:58 · CHA 78-63 MIL
- Winner
LaMelo Ball hit a driving floating jump shot
Q4 0:15 · CHA 101-99 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Washington bad pass
Q4 5:00 · CHA 90-87 MIL
- Turnover
LaMelo Ball steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:33 · CHA 95-93 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- Ties it
Giannis Antetokounmpo hit a driving dunk, Khris Middleton with the assist
Q4 2:39 · CHA 95-95 MIL
- Ties it
Wesley Matthews hit a layup
Q4 0:35 · CHA 99-99 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Nwora out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:46 · CHA 97-95 MIL
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:00 · CHA 97-95 MIL
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:03 · CHA 101-99 MIL
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
