⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 9:03 · PHX 30-29 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire Technical Foul
Q1 7:24 · PHX 9-8 OKC
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 4:50 · PHX 13-12 OKC
- Flagrant
Bo Outlaw Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 3:02 · PHX 30-32 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 1:04 · PHX 20-25 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 9:11 · PHX 40-53 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 7:24 · PHX 9-8 OKC
- Missed FT
Brent Barry missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 2:10 · PHX 32-35 OKC
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 2:50 · PHX 69-77 OKC
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
