⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 53
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 2:49 · MIL 60-50 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 11:25 · MIL 108-85 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 9:32 · MIL 33-41 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 18 | Threes made | 15 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
