⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 34
- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to seven
- Made thirteen threes to their 21
- They shot well above their usual, 21 of 38 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 3:12 · WSH 85-86 MIL
- Winner
Khris Middleton hit a 28-foot three jumper, CJ McCollum with the assist
Q4 0:52 · WSH 124-122 MIL
- Steal
Bilal Coulibaly stole it from Myles Turner
Q4 0:06 · WSH 127-123 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Khris Middleton misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:21 · WSH 121-122 MIL
- Missed FT
Bilal Coulibaly misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:05 · WSH 129-123 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 0:12 · WSH 58-72 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:15 · WSH 112-115 MIL
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · WSH 124-122 MIL
- Turnover
Myles Turner bad pass
Q4 0:06 · WSH 127-123 MIL
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 13 | Threes made | 21 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
