⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 12 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
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their thirteen
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
Q3 10:29 · PHX 54-53 ORL
- Winner
Amare Stoudemire made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Anfernee Hardaway.
Q4 1:46 · PHX 84-83 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bo Outlaw missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q3 2:36 · PHX 66-63 ORL
- Turnover
Casey Jacobsen Lost Ball. Stolen by Jacque Vaughn.
Q4 2:29 · PHX 82-82 ORL
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:14 · PHX 87-84 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 10:03 · PHX 7-15 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 1:28 · PHX 18-31 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 9:41 · PHX 75-78 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Pat Garrity Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 2:36 · PHX 66-63 ORL
- Missed FT
Andrew DeClercq missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:00 · PHX 82-83 ORL
- Missed FT
Darrell Armstrong missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:31 · PHX 85-83 ORL
📊The numbers
| PHX | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
