⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 7
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 7-point lead to 15
Q2 0:45 · MIL 66-51 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 30
Q3 1:24 · MIL 102-72 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 33
Q4 5:57 · MIL 119-86 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Brook Lopez technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:17 · MIL 107-79 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 1:41 · MIL 33-28 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Vassell misses technical free throw
Q4 8:17 · MIL 107-79 SA
📊The numbers
| MIL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
