⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 24 from three- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 30
- Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 7
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fourteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 9:45 · MEM 35-28 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 6:33 · MEM 67-64 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shane Battier Bad Pass. Stolen by Steve Nash.
Q4 4:22 · MEM 84-89 PHX
- Missed FT
Mike Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:18 · MEM 86-91 PHX
- Missed FT
Lorenzen Wright missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:23 · MEM 88-91 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 5:31 · MEM 67-73 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shawn Marion Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Williams.
Q4 3:12 · MEM 86-89 PHX
- Turnover
Joe Johnson Lost Ball. Stolen by James Posey.
Q4 1:02 · MEM 88-91 PHX
- Missed FT
Steve Nash missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · MEM 91-96 PHX
📊The numbers
| MEM | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 32 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
