⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, five of 24 from three- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their seventeen
- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 27-17 off them
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 49
A 15-0 run dragged them back level 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 0:25 · MIL 59-47 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:45 · MIL 95-90 PHX
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:09 · MIL 96-90 PHX
- Turnover
Jabari Parker bad pass
Q4 1:35 · MIL 96-92 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 2:06 · MIL 80-80 PHX
- Steal
P.J. Tucker stole it from Jabari Parker
Q4 1:35 · MIL 96-92 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Knight Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 0:56 · MIL 101-94 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
