⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- They went cold, three of 27 from three
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 took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 10:03 · OKC 63-60 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Jerome James Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 10:26 · OKC 2-4 PHX
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour Bad Pass. Stolen by Shawn Marion.
Q4 0:56 · OKC 97-103 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 4:52 · OKC 41-49 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 7:00 · OKC 67-73 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 11:34 · OKC 77-90 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 10:26 · OKC 2-4 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash Bad Pass. Stolen by Rashard Lewis.
Q4 3:45 · OKC 92-97 PHX
- Missed FT
Steve Nash missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:28 · OKC 99-107 PHX
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 12 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
