⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
-4Q116-24
+6Q220-18
-6Q323-31
+1Q427-28
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twenty turnovers to their 28- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 31
Key battles
24Free throws made11
10Blocks4
8Steals17
18Assists32
📊The numbers
| MEM | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 32 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 28 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 17 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
