⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
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
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their nine- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37
- A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:09 · MIL 39-43 SA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q4 10:10 · MIL 69-61 SA
- Steal
Ramon Sessions stole it from Tim Duncan
Q4 2:00 · MIL 73-69 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson offensive foul (Bruce Bowen draws the foul)
Q4 0:53 · MIL 75-70 SA
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson turnover
Q4 0:53 · MIL 75-70 SA
- Missed FT
Ramon Sessions misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · MIL 80-78 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball
Q4 2:00 · MIL 73-69 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:13 · MIL 75-70 SA
📊The numbers
| MIL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
