⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 40 from three- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up 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.
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:43 · MIL 9-0 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 1:31 · MIL 35-23 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q3 7:06 · MIL 81-57 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Damian Lillard technical foul
Q1 4:09 · MIL 16-13 DEN
- Technical
Bobby Portis technical foul
Q4 4:54 · MIL 100-81 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 5:07 · MIL 16-18 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 8:43 · MIL 98-81 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 2:12 · MIL 112-95 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses technical free throw
Q3 0:30 · MIL 91-63 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
