⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, eleven of twenty from three
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 56
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 8:08 · PHX 34-34 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:41 · PHX 74-76 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 6:09 · PHX 89-84 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 0:52 · PHX 66-76 DET
- Turnover
Shawn Marion Bad Pass. Stolen by Richard Hamilton.
Q4 1:23 · PHX 95-92 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 11:07 · PHX 26-34 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 11:47 · PHX 50-55 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 0:52 · PHX 66-76 DET
📊The numbers
| PHX | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
