⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 0:58 · PHX 38-30 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 8:48 · PHX 100-104 SAC
- Go-ahead
Leandro Barbosa made 27 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Q4 0:21 · PHX 117-116 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw Bad Pass. Stolen by Bonzi Wells.
Q4 1:59 · PHX 111-112 SAC
- Turnover
Shawn Marion Offensive Foul. Brad Miller gains possession.
Q4 0:35 · PHX 114-114 SAC
- Turnover
Shawn Marion Turnover
Q4 0:35 · PHX 114-114 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Ties it
Shareef Abdur-Rahim made layup.
Q4 0:39 · PHX 114-114 SAC
- Lead
Shareef Abdur-Rahim made 7 ft hook shot.
Q4 0:30 · PHX 114-116 SAC
- Winner
Shareef Abdur-Rahim made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · PHX 117-118 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Bibby Bad Pass. Stolen by Leandro Barbosa.
Q4 1:27 · PHX 111-112 SAC
- Missed FT
Shareef Abdur-Rahim missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:15 · PHX 114-112 SAC
- Missed FT
Shareef Abdur-Rahim missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:15 · PHX 114-112 SAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 35 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
