⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 6- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 25
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 10:34 · MIL 18-5 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 5:33 · MIL 96-85 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q4 11:13 · MIL 115-97 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Budenholzer technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:50 · MIL 81-77 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 5:09 · MIL 30-24 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses technical free throw
Q3 7:50 · MIL 81-77 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 17 | Threes made | 17 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
