⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 44- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 26
- Made seven threes to their thirteen
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 cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q2 4:13 · MIL 42-59 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 4:46 · MIL 14-27 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 8:29 · MIL 25-48 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 29 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
