⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 10 points behind 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 32
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:25 · SA 56-58 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 3:23 · SA 81-76 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q4 10:11 · SA 92-78 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Larry Sanders technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:18 · SA 61-64 MIL
📊The numbers
| SA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
