⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 0- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run dragged them back level 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.
Bucks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 10:03 · MIL 32-32 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 3:19 · MIL 47-45 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 3:31 · MIL 71-75 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ruben Patterson offensive foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)
Q4 3:06 · MIL 83-91 PHX
- Missed FT
Andrew Bogut misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:57 · MIL 88-91 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:39 · MIL 90-93 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q3 7:22 · MIL 59-73 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 0:25 · MIL 71-83 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire offensive foul (Andrew Bogut draws the foul)
Q4 1:04 · MIL 90-93 PHX
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire turnover
Q4 1:04 · MIL 90-93 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 14 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
