⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their sixteen
A 17-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 25 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Bulls
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q1 0:48 · CHI 29-33 MIL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
DeMar DeRozan flagrant foul type 1
Q3 0:31 · CHI 69-80 MIL
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul
Q3 0:31 · CHI 69-80 MIL
- Technical
Alex Caruso technical foul
Q4 10:57 · CHI 76-84 MIL

Bucks
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 25
Q4 10:52 · CHI 76-101 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bobby Portis misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q3 0:31 · CHI 69-82 MIL
- Missed FT
AJ Green misses technical free throw
Q4 10:57 · CHI 76-84 MIL
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |







