⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 9:15 · OKC 31-36 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 3:43 · OKC 69-75 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 5:39 · OKC 90-94 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 1:59 · OKC 20-29 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 9:52 · OKC 52-68 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Jerome James.
Q4 2:51 · OKC 90-94 PHX
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:18 · OKC 94-100 PHX
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:11 · OKC 96-101 PHX
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
