⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 25-14 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 7:24 · ATL 18-16 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 4:03 · ATL 74-73 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 4:28 · ATL 88-92 PHX
- Turnover
Josh Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Shawn Marion.
Q4 1:53 · ATL 90-97 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 8:40 · ATL 32-35 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 10:33 · ATL 48-61 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:05 · ATL 88-93 PHX
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:30 · ATL 88-93 PHX
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:13 · ATL 90-97 PHX
📊The numbers
| ATL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
