⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 9 rebounds to 22
A 12-0 run cut a 40-point deficit to 28 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 8:41 · SA 19-10 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 0:35 · SA 40-24 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q2 7:26 · SA 56-31 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 40-point deficit to 28
Q3 2:34 · SA 91-63 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
