⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 32- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:42 · PHX 9-0 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 1:23 · PHX 98-96 MIL
- Missed FT
Jason Richardson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · PHX 101-96 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10
Q2 3:44 · PHX 52-42 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 9:51 · PHX 60-55 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 2:34 · PHX 77-74 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kurt Thomas offensive foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)
Q4 4:13 · PHX 94-89 MIL
- Turnover
Kurt Thomas turnover
Q4 4:13 · PHX 94-89 MIL
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
