⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q3 7:52 · SA 75-54 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 4:23 · SA 77-69 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 13 | Blocks | 5 |
