⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of twenty from three- A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the third 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 11:44 · MIL 38-37 PHX
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q3 7:24 · MIL 71-66 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 11:15 · MIL 90-79 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
John Henson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:17 · MIL 100-92 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 5:46 · MIL 42-47 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Sebastian Telfair technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 8:44 · MIL 32-33 PHX
- Missed FT
P.J. Tucker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:28 · MIL 99-92 PHX
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat bad pass
Q4 2:02 · MIL 100-92 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
