⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 12 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 0:29 · PHX 63-53 MIL
- Steal
Jared Dudley stole it from Monta Ellis
Q4 0:07 · PHX 92-98 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:15 · PHX 86-91 MIL
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat offensive foul (Monta Ellis draws the foul)
Q4 0:56 · PHX 86-94 MIL
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat turnover
Q4 0:56 · PHX 86-94 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 4:37 · PHX 17-28 MIL
- Winner
Larry Sanders hit a dunk, Mike Dunleavy with the assist
Q4 2:34 · PHX 86-88 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 3:31 · PHX 86-94 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Monta Ellis bad pass
Q4 5:00 · PHX 84-84 MIL
- Missed FT
Brandon Jennings misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:05 · PHX 86-88 MIL
- Turnover
Monta Ellis lost ball turnover
Q4 0:07 · PHX 92-98 MIL
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 11 |
