⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their eleven, and outscored them 14-5 off them
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 4:20 · MIL 80-81 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ersan Ilyasova bad pass
Q4 1:42 · MIL 80-83 SA
- Turnover
Andrew Bogut bad pass
Q4 0:03 · MIL 84-91 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 9:23 · MIL 32-32 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 10:00 · MIL 70-76 SA
- Steal
Richard Jefferson stole it from Ersan Ilyasova
Q4 1:42 · MIL 80-83 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
George Hill flagrant foul type 1 (Corey Maggette draws the foul)
Q3 2:58 · MIL 57-59 SA
- Missed FT
Antonio McDyess misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · MIL 82-87 SA
- Missed FT
Antonio McDyess misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · MIL 82-87 SA
📊The numbers
| MIL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 14 | Assists | 22 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
