⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 11 points ahead of 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
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 29 from three- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 34
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their fourteen
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their three
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 1 down to 7 up
Q2 2:42 · MIL 60-53 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 9:51 · MIL 72-63 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 7:54 · MIL 83-65 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ryan Rollins offensive foul
Q4 3:26 · MIL 120-112 PHX
- Turnover
Ryan Rollins turnover
Q4 3:26 · MIL 120-112 PHX
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo lost ball turnover
Q4 2:57 · MIL 120-113 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 0:02 · MIL 31-25 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 0:56 · MIL 60-61 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 8:20 · MIL 104-97 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nick Richards misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:11 · MIL 120-112 PHX
- Turnover
Grayson Allen out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:38 · MIL 127-120 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 69% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 17 | Threes made | 18 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 32 | Assists | 26 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
