⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 8
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q4 5:18 · MIL 87-95 DEN
- Steal
Ryan Rollins stole it from Zeke Nnaji
Q4 1:40 · MIL 89-97 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 5:13 · MIL 37-42 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 6:42 · MIL 55-68 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 11:26 · MIL 63-86 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zeke Nnaji bad pass turnover
Q4 1:40 · MIL 89-97 DEN
- Missed FT
Jalen Pickett misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · MIL 100-102 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
