⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 22-11 off them- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 50
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 11:19 · PHX 39-37 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 1:47 · PHX 64-54 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q4 4:00 · PHX 129-103 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:37 · PHX 42-44 MIL
- Missed FT
Ish Wainright misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q3 1:14 · PHX 92-77 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 8:16 · PHX 11-14 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Giannis Antetokounmpo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:48 · PHX 41-40 MIL
- Technical
Bobby Portis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:25 · PHX 66-59 MIL
- Flagrant
Giannis Antetokounmpo flagrant foul type 1
Q3 1:14 · PHX 91-77 MIL
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 35 | Assists | 18 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
