⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 26
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
- Winner
Casey Jacobsen made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Q4 2:36 · PHX 91-90 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Lost Ball. Stolen by John Stockton.
Q4 2:58 · PHX 88-88 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- Lead
John Stockton made Layup. Assisted by Andrei Kirilenko.
Q4 2:53 · PHX 88-90 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl Malone Offensive Foul
Q4 3:28 · PHX 88-86 UTAH
- Turnover
Karl Malone Foul
Q4 3:28 · PHX 88-86 UTAH
- Turnover
Andrei Kirilenko Lost Ball. Stolen by Scott Williams.
Q4 2:16 · PHX 91-90 UTAH
📊The numbers
| PHX | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
