⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 49
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 10:43 · PHX 35-33 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:13 · PHX 84-91 OKC
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:13 · PHX 84-91 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis Lost Ball. Stolen by Anfernee Hardaway.
Q4 1:05 · PHX 87-95 OKC
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 21 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
