⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
+5Q134-27
-3Q226-27
-6Q320-26
+2Q430-27
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- They went cold, one of thirteen from three
- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen
- Looked after the ball, 21 turnovers to their 28, and outscored them 32-19 off them
Key battles
41%Three-point accuracy8%
7Threes made1
10Offensive rebounds23
14Blocks6
📊The numbers
| PHX | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 23 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 28 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 14 | Blocks | 6 |
