⏱️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
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of nineteen from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen
- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 50
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 4 down to 4 up
Q2 11:11 · PHX 35-31 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q3 9:59 · PHX 66-53 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jake Voskuhl missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:01 · PHX 87-79 ORL
- Turnover
Joe Johnson Lost Ball. Stolen by Drew Gooden.
Q4 1:01 · PHX 89-82 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 11:41 · PHX 75-72 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Drew Gooden missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:25 · PHX 87-79 ORL
📊The numbers
| PHX | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
