⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They went cold, thirteen of 40 from three
Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:12 · DAL 18-11 MIL
- Go-ahead
Luka Doncic hit a 1-foot two point shot
Q4 0:29 · DAL 105-104 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 2:55 · DAL 101-102 MIL
- Missed FT
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 2:55 · DAL 101-102 MIL
- Missed FT
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 2:55 · DAL 101-102 MIL

Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 4:06 · DAL 46-50 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 7:45 · DAL 94-94 MIL
- Winner
Brook Lopez hit a alley oop layup, George Hill with the assist
Q4 0:07 · DAL 105-106 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo lost ball turnover
Q4 4:14 · DAL 98-99 MIL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:52 · DAL 103-104 MIL
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |








