⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 17 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
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their no- They went cold, no of eleven from three
- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 49
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q1 8:41 · PHX 19-4 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q3 4:48 · PHX 77-55 BKN
- Steal
Raja Bell stole it from Mikki Moore
Q4 0:13 · PHX 98-93 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · PHX 96-91 BKN
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · PHX 96-91 BKN
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · PHX 98-93 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hassan Adams bad pass
Q4 0:59 · PHX 96-89 BKN
- Turnover
Mikki Moore bad pass
Q4 0:13 · PHX 98-93 BKN
- Missed FT
Mikki Moore misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · PHX 99-93 BKN
📊The numbers
| PHX | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 0 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 23 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
