⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 15 fast break points to 28
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q1 5:37 · SA 18-22 MIL
- Ties it
Victor Wembanyama hit a 26-foot three jumper, Devin Vassell with the assist
Q4 1:09 · SA 121-121 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:15 · SA 117-115 MIL
- Turnover
Victor Wembanyama turnover
Q4 2:37 · SA 118-118 MIL
- Turnover
Victor Wembanyama inbound turnover
Q4 0:00 · SA 121-125 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 10:20 · SA 5-13 MIL
- Lead
Giannis Antetokounmpo hit a 25-foot three jumper, Damian Lillard with the assist
Q4 2:26 · SA 118-121 MIL
- Winner
Giannis Antetokounmpo hit a 1-foot driving dunk
Q4 0:53 · SA 121-123 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pat Connaughton out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:59 · SA 115-112 MIL
- Missed FT
Pat Connaughton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · SA 121-124 MIL
📊The numbers
| SA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 27 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
