⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 0:08 · PHX 64-60 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 2:00 · PHX 86-74 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:18 · PHX 2-8 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 8:34 · PHX 70-72 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
