⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third 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
Made 24 threes to their twelve- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 6
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 11:20 · SA 12-2 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 2:20 · SA 112-95 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 6:25 · SA 21-21 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 24 | Threes made | 12 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 37 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 11 | Blocks | 8 |
