⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
-2Q123-22
-6Q217-20
+4Q329-23
+21Q438-12
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 28
Key battles
39%Three-point accuracy13%
7Threes made1
33Assists19
4Blocks2
📊The numbers
| PHX | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 33 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
