⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 21- Made nine threes to their fifteen
- Went cold from three, nine of 31
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 5 down to 4 up
Q2 0:29 · MIL 65-61 WSH
- Winner
Brook Lopez hit a 25-foot three jumper, Damian Lillard with the assist
Q4 2:40 · MIL 119-116 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:16 · MIL 124-118 WSH
- Missed FT
Pat Connaughton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · MIL 129-126 WSH
- Missed FT
Pat Connaughton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · MIL 129-126 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Ties it
Kyle Kuzma hit a 11-foot two point shot, Daniel Gafford with the assist
Q4 2:57 · MIL 116-116 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Daniel Gafford offensive foul
Q4 4:16 · MIL 114-111 WSH
- Turnover
Daniel Gafford turnover
Q4 4:16 · MIL 114-111 WSH
- Missed FT
Landry Shamet misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:46 · MIL 127-123 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
