⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ TOR 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 Raptors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the first quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 0:14 · PHX 38-26 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 3:58 · PHX 85-93 TOR
- Turnover
Shawn Marion Bad Pass. Stolen by Vince Carter.
Q4 1:16 · PHX 93-97 TOR
- Missed FT
Howard Eisley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:50 · PHX 94-98 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 4:13 · PHX 45-38 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 3:42 · PHX 66-67 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vince Carter Bad Pass. Stolen by Howard Eisley.
Q4 3:17 · PHX 87-95 TOR
- Turnover
Vince Carter Bad Pass. Stolen by Howard Eisley.
Q4 1:23 · PHX 93-97 TOR
- Missed FT
Donyell Marshall missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:56 · PHX 93-97 TOR
📊The numbers
| PHX | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
