⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 25 from three- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 21
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 1:12 · PHX 108-97 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire Double Technical Foul. Jim Jackson gains possession.
Q2 7:45 · PHX 41-37 SAC
- Goaltend
Defensive Goaltending
Q4 4:20 · PHX 95-91 SAC
- Missed FT
Bo Outlaw missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 4:20 · PHX 95-91 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 5:15 · PHX 20-18 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 4:43 · PHX 72-73 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Bibby Bad Pass. Stolen by Bo Outlaw.
Q4 4:28 · PHX 93-91 SAC
- Turnover
Bobby Jackson Offensive Foul
Q4 4:05 · PHX 95-91 SAC
- Turnover
Bobby Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Shawn Marion.
Q4 0:54 · PHX 104-97 SAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
