⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 9 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
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their eight- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their twenty
- A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up in the first quarter
- Made nine threes to their fifteen
- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 44
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q1 1:55 · BKN 35-29 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 8:17 · BKN 65-49 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Wilson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:53 · BKN 85-82 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:41 · BKN 10-15 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 5:34 · BKN 65-59 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 6:45 · BKN 83-80 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cormac Ryan offensive foul
Q4 0:53 · BKN 92-87 MIL
- Turnover
Cormac Ryan offensive foul turnover
Q4 0:53 · BKN 92-87 MIL
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
