⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their twenty
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q1 6:52 · MIL 18-16 PHX
- Steal
Malcolm Brogdon stole it from Devin Booker
Q4 0:41 · MIL 103-100 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Khris Middleton misses technical free throw
Q3 6:30 · MIL 65-60 PHX
- Turnover
Khris Middleton bad pass
Q4 4:50 · MIL 92-85 PHX
- Turnover
John Henson bad pass
Q4 1:27 · MIL 101-100 PHX

Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:22 · MIL 2-10 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 11:45 · MIL 33-36 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 1:35 · MIL 76-81 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:30 · MIL 65-60 PHX
- Turnover
Devin Booker out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:58 · MIL 92-85 PHX
- Turnover
Devin Booker bad pass
Q4 0:41 · MIL 103-100 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 5 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 17 | Steals | 21 |
| 22 | Blocks | 26 |








