⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 39 from three- Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their six
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their thirteen
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 54
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 took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 6:20 · SA 73-72 MIL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Lonnie Walker IV flagrant foul type 1
Q2 0:57 · SA 50-55 MIL
- Turnover
Keldon Johnson lost ball turnover
Q4 3:16 · SA 105-112 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 9:12 · SA 38-41 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 4:09 · SA 48-52 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 2:52 · SA 77-85 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q2 0:57 · SA 50-56 MIL
- Missed FT
Khris Middleton misses technical free throw
Q3 3:58 · SA 75-74 MIL
- Turnover
Khris Middleton bad pass
Q4 4:31 · SA 103-109 MIL
📊The numbers
| SA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
