⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 34 from three- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 47
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q2 7:35 · CHA 51-41 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:00 · CHA 9-16 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 0:54 · CHA 66-67 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 9:40 · CHA 97-110 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bobby Portis lost ball turnover
Q4 3:47 · CHA 107-114 MIL
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 17 | Threes made | 16 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
