⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 6:35 · PHX 12-14 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 1:15 · PHX 22-18 TOR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q4 3:53 · PHX 88-77 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:21 · PHX 90-82 TOR
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:21 · PHX 90-82 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:41 · PHX 0-8 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Rose missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 0:31 · PHX 42-38 TOR
- Turnover
Chris Bosh Lost Ball. Stolen by Brian Grant.
Q4 3:23 · PHX 78-77 TOR
- Turnover
Chris Bosh Lost Ball. Stolen by Jim Jackson.
Q4 2:56 · PHX 80-77 TOR
📊The numbers
| PHX | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
