⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 20-8 off them
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q2 3:46 · MIL 44-58 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Bobby Portis flagrant foul type 1
Q3 9:15 · MIL 56-76 OKC

Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 7:56 · MIL 6-23 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q3 3:36 · MIL 72-97 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Cason Wallace technical foul
Q3 9:15 · MIL 56-76 OKC
- Missed FT
Cason Wallace misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 9:15 · MIL 57-76 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |







