⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 6:35 · SA 17-6 MIL
- Lead
Manu Ginobili hit a 25-foot three jumper, Tony Parker with the assist
Q4 1:31 · SA 90-87 MIL
- Winner
Manu Ginobili hit a 16-foot two point shot
Q4 0:00 · SA 92-90 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 4:28 · SA 86-81 MIL
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:36 · SA 87-85 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- Ties it
Chris Douglas-Roberts hit a 2-foot two point shot
Q4 1:47 · SA 87-87 MIL
- Ties it
Drew Gooden hit a tip shot
Q4 0:49 · SA 90-90 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Drew Gooden lost ball
Q4 4:54 · SA 84-81 MIL
- Missed FT
Drew Gooden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:21 · SA 90-88 MIL
📊The numbers
| SA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 10 |
