⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 31 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 25 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 37- A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 5:11 · SA 24-17 MIL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q2 9:04 · SA 48-37 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 27
Q3 9:18 · SA 86-59 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 39-point deficit to 30
Q4 11:28 · SA 108-78 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 25
Q4 7:24 · SA 115-90 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 3:31 · SA 117-98 MIL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
AJ Green flagrant foul type 1
Q3 7:04 · SA 89-61 MIL
📊The numbers
| SA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 16 | Threes made | 17 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
