⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three
Shot well above their usual, nine of seventeen from three
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty
Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 36
Key battles
📊The numbers
| MIL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |








