⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
-13Q114-29
-3Q233-41
+10Q329-21
0Q429-29
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 44
Key battles
7Threes made12
19Points off turnovers12
23Fast break points16
6Steals9
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q1 1:21 · CHA 14-36 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
