⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 26, and were outscored 38-7 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 10:37 · PHX 40-28 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 8:27 · PHX 100-84 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 4:01 · PHX 112-92 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Gerald Green technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 9:30 · PHX 5-2 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q3 4:22 · PHX 85-71 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 2:56 · PHX 112-100 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Giannis Antetokounmpo technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:48 · PHX 73-53 MIL
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 38 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 13 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
