⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
A 16-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 4 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 4
Q3 1:23 · SAC 81-85 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul
Q2 1:07 · SAC 42-61 MIL
- Technical
Doug Christie technical foul
Q3 3:29 · SAC 58-81 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 0:36 · SAC 26-37 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 5:03 · SAC 36-55 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q4 6:13 · SAC 88-106 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Thanasis Antetokounmpo technical foul
Q4 2:21 · SAC 92-110 MIL
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
