⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 40
- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 9
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:22 · CHA 39-39 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 9:35 · CHA 72-70 MIL
- Lead
Miles Bridges hit a 24-foot three jumper, LaMelo Ball with the assist
Q4 2:08 · CHA 110-107 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Pat Connaughton hit a driving layup, Giannis Antetokounmpo with the assist
Q4 0:19 · CHA 113-114 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Jackson Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:54 · CHA 107-107 MIL
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 15 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
