⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, eleven of 24 from three
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 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.
Bucks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q2 5:35 · MIL 57-48 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Charlie Bell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:41 · MIL 98-98 PHX
- Turnover
Andrew Bogut bad pass
Q4 2:29 · MIL 99-103 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:45 · MIL 86-85 PHX
- Steal
Amare Stoudemire stole it from Andrew Bogut
Q4 2:29 · MIL 99-103 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 3:30 · MIL 99-106 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
