⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 36
- A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 2:52 · MIL 26-24 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q2 4:24 · MIL 41-59 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q3 0:07 · MIL 74-99 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 30 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
