⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- Won the glass, 68 rebounds to 36
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 18-9 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 4:02 · MIL 79-74 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q4 9:36 · MIL 105-89 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brook Lopez 3 second turnover
Q4 2:49 · MIL 110-105 MIN
- Turnover
Jevon Carter bad pass
Q4 0:43 · MIL 120-112 MIN
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · MIL 121-114 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 3:06 · MIL 42-55 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 7:21 · MIL 105-98 MIN
- Steal
Anthony Edwards stole it from Jevon Carter
Q4 0:43 · MIL 120-112 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:44 · MIL 73-74 MIN
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
