⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 33 in the third 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q1 1:12 · PHX 29-10 ATL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 33
Q3 8:29 · PHX 72-39 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 17
Q4 2:25 · PHX 108-91 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Zaza Pachulia flagrant foul type 1 (James Jones draws the foul)
Q2 7:46 · PHX 38-21 ATL
- Flagrant
Josh Smith flagrant foul type 2 (Raja Bell draws the foul)
Q3 10:30 · PHX 58-36 ATL
- Technical
Zaza Pachulia technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:29 · PHX 59-39 ATL
📊The numbers
| PHX | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 8 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
