⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 3:11 · MIL 53-50 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 2:01 · MIL 81-70 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Brook Lopez technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:08 · MIL 34-30 DEN
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:18 · MIL 96-89 DEN
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:18 · MIL 96-89 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 5:27 · MIL 14-16 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bruce Brown bad pass
Q4 4:28 · MIL 96-89 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
