⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up in the third quarter- Lost the glass, 14 rebounds to 25
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 0:52 · MIL 30-27 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 4:56 · MIL 47-38 SA
- Go-ahead
Charlie Bell hit a layup
Q4 0:20 · MIL 94-93 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Charlie Bell lost ball
Q4 0:08 · MIL 94-95 SA
- Missed FT
Michael Redd misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · MIL 94-96 SA
- Missed FT
Michael Redd misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · MIL 94-96 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 6:20 · MIL 14-20 SA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up
Q3 4:33 · MIL 64-69 SA
- Winner
Manu Ginobili hit a 17-foot jumper
Q4 0:13 · MIL 94-95 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:49 · MIL 87-90 SA
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili turnover
Q4 0:51 · MIL 92-93 SA
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · MIL 94-95 SA
📊The numbers
| MIL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
