⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Bucks 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 cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:31 · PHX 98-99 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 11:32 · PHX 107-101 MIL
- Winner
Devin Booker hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · PHX 125-124 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton bad pass
Q4 1:24 · PHX 124-119 MIL
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:32 · PHX 125-124 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- Steal
Donte DiVincenzo stole it from Deandre Ayton
Q4 1:24 · PHX 124-119 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 2:20 · PHX 124-124 MIL
- Ties it
Giannis Antetokounmpo hit a driving dunk, Khris Middleton with the assist
Q4 0:47 · PHX 124-124 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Khris Middleton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:51 · PHX 122-116 MIL
- Turnover
Khris Middleton out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:51 · PHX 124-119 MIL
- Turnover
Khris Middleton bad pass
Q4 0:26 · PHX 125-124 MIL
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
