⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, twenty free throws to their ten- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the second quarter
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up in the second quarter
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
Q1 8:19 · MIL 14-11 DAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q2 9:06 · MIL 52-42 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q4 6:54 · MIL 117-113 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pat Connaughton out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:54 · MIL 130-125 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:02 · MIL 132-125 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up
Q2 0:10 · MIL 60-71 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 17 | Threes made | 16 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
