⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
+5Q129-22
-7Q221-25
-9Q319-28
-2Q424-26
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of twenty from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty
- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 48
Key battles
30%Three-point accuracy60%
21Offensive rebounds9
5Steals11
60Rebounds37
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
