⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 11 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
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their fifteen- Shot well above their usual, 21 of 42 from three
- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 58
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 dragged them back level
Q2 10:08 · MIL 37-37 SAC
- Steal
Khris Middleton stole it from Tyrese Haliburton
Q4 0:24 · MIL 128-120 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday bad pass
Q4 4:51 · MIL 113-105 SAC
- Missed FT
Donte DiVincenzo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · MIL 131-123 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 5:06 · MIL 17-28 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:58 · MIL 118-110 SAC
- Turnover
Tyrese Haliburton bad pass
Q4 0:24 · MIL 128-120 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 21 | Threes made | 15 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 29 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
