⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 6:09 · MEM 21-9 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 4:52 · MEM 62-43 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brevin Knight missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 7:03 · MEM 52-41 PHX
- Turnover
Bad Pass
Q4 0:50 · MEM 68-61 PHX
- Turnover
Bad Pass
Q4 0:12 · MEM 68-61 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q4 4:01 · MEM 68-61 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 19 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
