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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bucks | 26 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 105 |
 Suns | 30 | 27 | 35 | 26 | 118 |
MILTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 40-8845.5% | 16-3644.4% | 9-1656.3% | 47 | 21 | 13 |
| PHX | 41-8846.6% | 11-3432.4% | 25-2696.2% | 43 | 18 | 9 |
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Phoenix Suns118| 42 | 27 | 8-21 | 1-8 | 10-10 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +0.3 | ||||||
| 39 | 22 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | +13 | +9.0 | |||||
| 37 | 32 | 12-19 | 4-7 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +17 | +13.4 | ||||||
| 33 | 1 | 0-8 | 0-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +19 | −13.8 | |||||
| 30 | 14 | 5-13 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −1.9 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 10 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +3.4 | |||||
| 17 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | −1.0 | ||||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −3.0 | ||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.9 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.5 | |||
| Team | 118 | 41-8846.6% | 11-3432.4% | 43 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 25-2696.2% | 6 | 9 | 1 | |||
Bench 22 points on 8 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Jalen Smith, Abdel Nader, E'Twaun Moore, Langston Galloway and Jevon Carter (coach’s decision).
Milwaukee Bucks105| 45 | 29 | 12-26 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 40 | 10 | 4-14 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −7.1 | |||||
| 35 | 20 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 7-12 | +1 | +4.5 | ||||||||
| 33 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −14 | −2.4 | ||||||
| 23 | 17 | 7-14 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | −17 | +4.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −3.3 | ||||
| 14 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −1.6 | ||
| 12 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.5 | ||||
| 10 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.6 | |||||
| Team | 105 | 40-8845.5% | 16-3644.4% | 47 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 9-1656.3% | 9 | 4 | 2 | |||
Bench 22 points on 8 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Mamadi Diakite, Jordan Nwora, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Elijah Bryant, Sam Merrill and Justin Jackson (coach’s decision).
Suns118Bucks105ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Chris Paul scored 32 points (16 in the third quarter), and the Phoenix Suns beat the Milwaukee Bucks 118-105 for a 1-0 lead in the NBA Finals.
The Suns took control with a 20-7 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 20.
Devin Booker had 27 points (12 in the first quarter), 6 assists and 3 steals, and Deandre Ayton added 22 points and 19 rebounds on 8 for 10 shooting. The Suns had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Bucks, Khris Middleton scored 29 points with 5 3-pointers, and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 20 points and 17 rebounds.
The Suns went 25 for 26 at the line to the Bucks’ 9 for 16. The Bucks forced 9 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Suns’ starters outscored the Bucks 59-40 in 23 minutes together.
Phoenix SunsMilwaukee BucksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
93 points from the field on 86 shots: 3.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-20 | 75.0% | 64% |
| In the paint | 7-14 | 50.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 8-20 | 40.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-5 | 60.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-29 | 27.6% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Tucker | 28 | 0 | 0-2 | −8 |
| Jrue Holiday | 20 | 6 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Brook Lopez | 10 | 14 | 6-9 | +11 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 9 | 3-5 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jrue Holiday | 43 | 0 | 0-5 | −17 |
| Khris Middleton | 14 | 4 | 2-4 | −1 |
| P.J. Tucker | 12 | 4 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Brook Lopez | 6 | 8 | 3-5 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 17 | 5-10 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 92 possessions. He usually scores about 35 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 23 | 6 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Brook Lopez | 22 | 4 | 2-2 | −2 |
| P.J. Tucker | 14 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Bobby Portis | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 8 | 3-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 88 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
PHX win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Middleton 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
Q1 4:27
10.7%
58→47
Booker 28' 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Paul 7 AST)
Q4 7:02
9.8%
85→95
Lopez 24' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Holiday 3 AST)
Q1 5:27
9.5%
59→49
Johnson 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 2 AST)
Q1 3:30
9.5%
49→58
Paul 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Booker 4 AST)
Q2 4:57
9.3%
53→62
