San Antonio nonetheless has an extended strategy to go to return to NBA championship contender standing and Wednesday’s sport reminded the Spurs of that.
Milwaukee hosted the Spurs and despatched them house with a 121-105 defeat that. The Bucks by no means acquired behind San Antonio on the scoreboard after an AJ Inexperienced three-pointer with 3:09 left within the first quarter.
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It wasn’t San Antonio’s finest efficiency this season and the 16-point loss to the Bucks gave the Spurs their third straight loss, leaving the Spurs in tenth place within the Western Convention.
Listed below are three key stats that specify why the Spurs misplaced to Milwaukee on Wednesday:
KING OF THE CASTLE 🏰 pic.twitter.com/oJdQBTYeNo
– San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 9, 2025
That is the variety of factors scored by Wembanyama towards the Bucks. The Spurs’ second-year middle made simply 4 of 10 area objective makes an attempt, together with 2 of 6 from three-point vary. Wembanyama grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked three pictures, however completed with a plus-minus statistic of -7.
That is the variety of Milwaukee gamers who scored not less than 22 factors (all of whom have been starters). Damian Lillard led the Bucks with 26 factors, Antetokounmpo was subsequent with 25 and Brook Lopez had 22. Milwaukee’s different two starters, Taurean Prince and Andre Jackson, scored three factors complete.
Giannis leaves with 25p, 16r, 8a and a W. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/vRcHeKSJej
-NBA (@NBA) January 9, 2025
That was Milwaukee’s profitable share towards San Antonio. As compared, San Antonio had a 36.8 completion share. Merely put, the Bucks took fewer pictures than the Spurs and made extra baskets than the Spurs.
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