⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 37
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:42 · MIL 0-9 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 4:15 · MIL 10-27 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 31
Q3 9:14 · MIL 45-76 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 16 | Assists | 25 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
