⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 5
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 7:46 · DEN 26-11 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 1:44 · DEN 127-115 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
AJ Green lost ball turnover
Q4 3:14 · DEN 116-110 MIL
- Turnover
AJ Green inbound turnover
Q4 1:05 · DEN 123-115 MIL
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 16 | Threes made | 16 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 36 | Assists | 30 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
