⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their four- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 10
- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 5:09 · PHX 27-17 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 3:05 · PHX 126-116 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Leandro Barbosa lost ball
Q4 3:45 · PHX 116-116 ORL
- Missed FT
Raja Bell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:05 · PHX 116-116 ORL
- Missed FT
Boris Diaw misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:19 · PHX 119-116 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q3 4:31 · PHX 88-86 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu misses technical free throw
Q3 9:10 · PHX 68-65 ORL
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson discontinue dribble
Q4 4:54 · PHX 112-114 ORL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:03 · PHX 117-116 ORL
📊The numbers
| PHX | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 13 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 34 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
