⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 37- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 20
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 3:36 · MIL 18-11 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 8:38 · MIL 59-62 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 9:43 · MIL 93-83 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bobby Portis misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q1 4:45 · MIL 9-9 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 1:59 · MIL 43-55 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Ben Simmons technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:25 · MIL 2-4 BKN
- Flagrant
Kevin Durant flagrant foul type 1
Q1 4:45 · MIL 9-9 BKN
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:07 · MIL 59-64 BKN
📊The numbers
| MIL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 12 | Blocks | 6 |
