⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twenty- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 5:01 · DEN 22-18 MIL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q2 4:38 · DEN 57-42 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 5:35 · DEN 76-68 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Peyton Watson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:24 · DEN 105-100 MIL
- Turnover
Peyton Watson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:54 · DEN 105-100 MIL
- Missed FT
Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · DEN 105-102 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 9:26 · DEN 7-13 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 11:44 · DEN 62-61 MIL
- Steal
Giannis Antetokounmpo stole it from Peyton Watson
Q4 1:54 · DEN 105-100 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo lost ball turnover
Q4 1:51 · DEN 105-100 MIL
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 29 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
