⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first 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, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, thirteen of nineteen from three
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q1 5:20 · PHX 32-16 MIL
- Steal
Deandre Ayton stole it from P.J. Tucker
Q4 2:53 · PHX 110-117 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mikal Bridges lost ball turnover
Q4 4:13 · PHX 107-114 MIL
- Turnover
Devin Booker lost ball turnover
Q4 0:16 · PHX 119-120 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 9:46 · PHX 40-37 MIL
- Steal
Jrue Holiday stole it from Devin Booker
Q4 0:16 · PHX 119-120 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:09 · PHX 117-120 MIL
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:09 · PHX 117-120 MIL
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:13 · PHX 119-122 MIL
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 68% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
