⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 24 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 25-4 off them- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 40
- A 15-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 5 in the second quarter
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:49 · DAL 25-16 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 5:33 · DAL 33-18 MIL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q1 2:36 · DAL 45-20 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:29 · DAL 65-52 MIL
- Technical
Tim Hardaway Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:15 · DAL 75-78 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 5
Q2 1:59 · DAL 65-60 MIL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q3 7:27 · DAL 75-83 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 2:47 · DAL 114-129 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jae Crowder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:31 · DAL 41-20 MIL
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 34 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
