⏱️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
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 13 down to 1 up in the second quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 8:37 · PHX 41-28 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephon Marbury Technical Foul
Q4 2:36 · PHX 89-86 CLE
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · PHX 101-96 CLE
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · PHX 101-96 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 13 down to 1 up
Q2 0:20 · PHX 47-48 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wesley Person missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 2:36 · PHX 89-86 CLE
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Lost Ball. Stolen by Bo Outlaw.
Q4 0:08 · PHX 102-96 CLE
📊The numbers
| PHX | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
