⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their twenty
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:43 · MIL 11-2 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 7:36 · MIL 20-5 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q4 2:54 · MIL 112-96 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Khris Middleton bad pass
Q4 4:53 · MIL 95-94 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 2:27 · MIL 22-18 WSH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Montrezl Harrell flagrant foul type 1
Q4 6:10 · MIL 93-88 WSH
- Turnover
Spencer Dinwiddie lost ball turnover
Q4 1:50 · MIL 104-96 WSH
- Turnover
Montrezl Harrell turnover
Q4 1:35 · MIL 104-96 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
