⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, 29 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 24-5 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 0
- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to five
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 7:45 · MIL 37-33 PHX
- Winner
Khris Middleton hit a 19-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 1:28 · MIL 101-99 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 2:07 · MIL 105-99 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 9:55 · MIL 4-12 PHX
- Ties it
Devin Booker hit a 8-foot two point shot
Q4 2:52 · MIL 97-97 PHX
- Lead
Jae Crowder hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:30 · MIL 97-98 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 3:44 · MIL 92-95 PHX
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball turnover
Q4 0:32 · MIL 101-99 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
