⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43- A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up in the second quarter
- Made four threes to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 5:05 · MEM 22-18 PHX
- Lead
Jason Williams made Technical Free Throw.
Q4 2:50 · MEM 94-93 PHX
- Lead
Jason Williams made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 0:57 · MEM 99-96 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lorenzen Wright Bad Pass. Stolen by Amare Stoudemire.
Q4 3:57 · MEM 90-93 PHX
- Turnover
5 second
Q4 0:01 · MEM 99-101 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q2 4:45 · MEM 49-50 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 4:43 · MEM 70-74 PHX
- Winner
Stephon Marbury made 18 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:01 · MEM 99-100 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Bo Outlaw Technical Foul
Q1 0:12 · MEM 26-23 PHX
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire Technical Foul
Q4 2:50 · MEM 93-93 PHX
📊The numbers
| MEM | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 12 | Blocks | 4 |
