⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their sixteen- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
- Made twelve threes to their eighteen
- They shot well above their usual, eighteen of 37 from three
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their sixteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 7:54 · BKN 50-39 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q4 7:31 · BKN 103-96 MIL
- Go-ahead
Kevin Durant hit a threeer
OT 4:13 · BKN 113-112 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bruce Brown offensive foul
Q4 0:30 · BKN 110-107 MIL
- Turnover
Bruce Brown turnover
Q4 0:30 · BKN 110-107 MIL
- Missed FT
Nic Claxton misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:41 · BKN 115-118 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- Ties it
Giannis Antetokounmpo hit a 25-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:18 · BKN 110-110 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 1:51 · BKN 110-112 MIL
- Go-ahead
Wesley Matthews hit a 23-foot three jumper, Giannis Antetokounmpo with the assist
OT 3:44 · BKN 113-115 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jrue Holiday misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 2:26 · BKN 115-118 MIL
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:39 · BKN 115-118 MIL
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 1:39 · BKN 115-118 MIL
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 18 | Threes made | 12 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
