⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 26- A 15-0 run took them from 13 down to 2 up in the first quarter
- Made four threes to their sixteen
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 13 down to 2 up
Q1 3:00 · DEN 28-26 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 4:40 · DEN 106-97 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:33 · DEN 110-105 MIL
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · DEN 110-105 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 8:17 · DEN 38-42 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:09 · DEN 108-102 MIL
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:09 · DEN 108-102 MIL
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo traveling
Q4 0:07 · DEN 113-107 MIL
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 16 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
