⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 1:11 · NO 107-110 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 10:45 · NO 33-39 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 1:15 · NO 53-58 MIL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q4 7:42 · NO 91-101 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Taurean Prince misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:30 · NO 99-106 MIL
- Missed FT
Gary Trent Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · NO 107-110 MIL
📊The numbers
| NO | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 29 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
