⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 12 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 50
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 8:46 · MIL 19-7 SA
- Steal
Sterling Brown stole it from Rudy Gay
Q4 2:32 · MIL 123-122 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:45 · MIL 118-120 SA
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:52 · MIL 131-127 SA
- Missed FT
Khris Middleton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MIL 135-129 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Go-ahead
DeMar DeRozan hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 2:55 · MIL 121-122 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses technical free throw
Q3 3:25 · MIL 89-87 SA
- Turnover
Rudy Gay bad pass
Q4 2:32 · MIL 123-122 SA
- Turnover
Rudy Gay back court turnover
Q4 0:05 · MIL 134-129 SA
📊The numbers
| MIL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
