⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, six of ten from three
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 took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 1:31 · PHX 26-25 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:19 · PHX 72-75 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bo Outlaw Offensive Foul
Q4 4:22 · PHX 84-83 ATL
- Turnover
Bo Outlaw Foul
Q4 4:22 · PHX 84-83 ATL
- Turnover
Shawn Marion Bad Pass. Stolen by Ira Newble.
Q4 3:49 · PHX 84-83 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 7:33 · PHX 32-38 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 4:56 · PHX 59-71 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 2:48 · PHX 86-83 ATL
- Turnover
Jason Terry Traveling
Q4 1:54 · PHX 86-83 ATL
- Missed FT
Glenn Robinson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:36 · PHX 88-84 ATL
📊The numbers
| PHX | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 30 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
