⏱️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 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, 13 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their 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 stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 6:07 · PHX 24-8 OKC
- Go-ahead
Shawn Marion made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Q4 1:38 · PHX 87-86 OKC
- Winner
Stephon Marbury made 13 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:00 · PHX 89-88 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anfernee Hardaway Bad Pass. Stolen by Desmond Mason.
Q4 2:47 · PHX 85-86 OKC
- Turnover
Anfernee Hardaway Offensive Foul
Q4 0:26 · PHX 87-86 OKC
- Turnover
Anfernee Hardaway Foul
Q4 0:26 · PHX 87-86 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 5:05 · PHX 45-46 OKC
- Go-ahead
Rashard Lewis made Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:11 · PHX 87-88 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Mason Bad Pass
Q4 2:43 · PHX 85-86 OKC
- Turnover
Vladimir Radmanovic Offensive Foul
Q4 1:17 · PHX 87-86 OKC
- Turnover
Vladimir Radmanovic Foul
Q4 1:17 · PHX 87-86 OKC
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 3 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
