⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 6:39 · DEN 84-76 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 9:25 · DEN 111-91 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Malone technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:11 · DEN 28-29 MIL
- Missed FT
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses technical free throw
Q3 4:04 · DEN 86-78 MIL
- Missed FT
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses technical free throw
Q4 6:41 · DEN 107-91 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 9:18 · DEN 40-48 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Bobby Portis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:19 · DEN 79-76 MIL
- Technical
Brook Lopez technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:04 · DEN 86-78 MIL
- Technical
Giannis Antetokounmpo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:41 · DEN 107-91 MIL
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
