⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of eighteen from three
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Sam Cassell Double Technical Foul. Joe Johnson gains possession.
Q4 3:05 · MIL 102-105 PHX
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:40 · MIL 104-112 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 6:01 · MIL 65-78 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Gary Payton.
Q4 3:09 · MIL 102-105 PHX
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:32 · MIL 104-109 PHX
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:38 · MIL 105-112 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 67% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
