⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Thunder 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 3:49 · PHX 27-18 OKC
- Winner
Dan Majerle made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Johnson.
Q4 2:17 · PHX 91-88 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:56 · PHX 84-82 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 5:33 · PHX 41-41 OKC
- Ties it
Predrag Drobnjak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:33 · PHX 88-88 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ansu Sesay Out of Bounds
Q4 3:26 · PHX 88-84 OKC
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 11 | Blocks | 2 |
