⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 14 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
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their nine- Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 43
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 0:02 · WSH 33-23 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q2 6:28 · WSH 49-33 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 1:19 · WSH 109-99 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyshawn George lost ball turnover
Q4 4:45 · WSH 95-87 MIL
- Turnover
Khris Middleton out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:52 · WSH 97-89 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 4:27 · WSH 16-18 MIL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ryan Rollins flagrant foul type 1
Q2 11:10 · WSH 28-23 MIL
- Missed FT
AJ Green misses technical free throw
Q4 7:36 · WSH 91-81 MIL
- Turnover
Kyle Kuzma lost ball turnover
Q4 3:56 · WSH 97-89 MIL
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
