⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse 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- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 37
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 5 down to 3 up
Q3 8:47 · MIL 58-55 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Khris Middleton out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:33 · MIL 100-94 PHX
- Missed FT
Pat Connaughton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · MIL 104-96 PHX
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · MIL 105-98 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 10:54 · MIL 29-26 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 7:19 · MIL 33-35 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses technical free throw
Q4 7:47 · MIL 88-84 PHX
- Turnover
Devin Booker lost ball turnover
Q4 4:12 · MIL 96-90 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |