⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 30 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their nine- Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 3
- A 23-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 1 in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 2:05 · MIL 23-26 MIN
- 23-0 run
A 23-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:53 · MIL 94-95 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 3:03 · MIL 105-98 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Kevin Porter Jr. and Rudy Gobert
Q4 3:16 · MIL 97-97 MIN
- Technical
Gary Trent Jr. technical foul
Q4 3:16 · MIL 97-97 MIN
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · MIL 109-103 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 5:41 · MIL 13-21 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q2 7:28 · MIL 36-48 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 0:50 · MIL 70-92 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle bad pass
Q4 2:42 · MIL 99-98 MIN
- Turnover
Donte DiVincenzo bad pass
Q4 1:53 · MIL 103-98 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:14 · MIL 109-103 MIN
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
