⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 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, 26 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36
- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen
- A 19-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 25 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 took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 7:34 · MIL 44-38 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 2:19 · MIL 60-45 PHX
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 25
Q3 3:28 · MIL 101-76 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Bobby Portis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:22 · MIL 101-79 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 10:48 · MIL 30-36 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
