⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 2:56 · UTAH 64-69 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 0:08 · UTAH 74-71 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarron Collins Offensive Foul
Q4 1:27 · UTAH 82-85 PHX
- Turnover
Jarron Collins Foul
Q4 1:27 · UTAH 82-85 PHX
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:38 · UTAH 82-85 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q2 0:07 · UTAH 47-62 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:01 · UTAH 78-81 PHX
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · UTAH 84-88 PHX
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · UTAH 84-88 PHX
📊The numbers
| UTAH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
