⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 12- They shot well above their usual, twelve of twenty from three
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 5:16 · SAC 29-16 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 0:30 · SAC 97-88 PHX
- Lead
Chris Webber made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:08 · SAC 121-120 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Webber Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 12:00 · SAC 64-58 PHX
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:13 · SAC 111-107 PHX
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:13 · SAC 111-107 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 6:03 · SAC 106-107 PHX
- Go-ahead
Quentin Richardson made layup. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Q4 1:16 · SAC 119-120 PHX
- Ties it
Shawn Marion made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:08 · SAC 123-123 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:30 · SAC 119-118 PHX
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:08 · SAC 123-122 PHX
📊The numbers
| SAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 34 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
