⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
+15Q127-14
+11Q234-25
-6Q324-26
+5Q429-23
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 40- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 19-10 off them
Key battles
24Offensive rebounds12
19Points off turnovers10
12Fast break points6
12Turnovers20
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 24 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
