⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
+13Q131-17
+11Q233-23
-21Q39-30
-14Q416-30
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 36
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 25-17 off them
Key battles
10Offensive rebounds19
41Rebounds68
11Free throws made19
25%Three-point accuracy38%
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
