⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third 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 Magic did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 4 down to 5 up
Q1 2:04 · PHX 30-25 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 3:15 · PHX 56-47 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · PHX 107-101 ORL
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 0:00 · PHX 107-101 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- Steal
Grant Hill stole it from Steve Nash
Q4 0:00 · PHX 107-101 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu offensive foul (Raja Bell draws the foul)
Q4 3:46 · PHX 102-98 ORL
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu turnover
Q4 3:46 · PHX 102-98 ORL
- Turnover
Dwight Howard 3 second
Q4 3:14 · PHX 102-98 ORL
📊The numbers
| PHX | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
