⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, nine of 34 from three- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eleven
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 68
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 11:12 · MIL 92-83 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:48 · MIL 113-106 DEN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:21 · MIL 115-107 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 32 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
