⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 10:14 · PHX 12-3 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 4:48 · PHX 40-32 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 4:07 · PHX 63-51 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antonio McDyess Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Williams.
Q4 4:16 · PHX 79-71 MEM
- Turnover
Leandro Barbosa Bad Pass. Stolen by Bo Outlaw.
Q4 0:39 · PHX 83-76 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 1:31 · PHX 26-24 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 1:16 · PHX 63-60 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bo Outlaw Lost Ball. Stolen by Antonio McDyess.
Q4 2:01 · PHX 81-76 MEM
📊The numbers
| PHX | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 11 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
