⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 9:58 · NO 37-40 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Zion Williamson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:34 · NO 83-95 MIL
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:14 · NO 110-116 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:21 · NO 10-14 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 3:38 · NO 20-25 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 11:30 · NO 27-38 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:30 · NO 108-115 MIL
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:34 · NO 112-116 MIL
- Turnover
Brook Lopez out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:15 · NO 119-126 MIL
📊The numbers
| NO | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 18 | Threes made | 13 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
