⏱️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
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 21 from three- Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 25
- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 26-15 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 1:23 · NY 27-24 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 10:36 · NY 36-26 PHX
- Steal
Nate Robinson stole it from Amare Stoudemire
Q4 0:45 · NY 99-107 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 3:03 · NY 42-46 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 2:48 · NY 64-76 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire lost ball
Q4 0:45 · NY 99-107 PHX
- Missed FT
Raja Bell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · NY 101-107 PHX
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · NY 103-108 PHX
📊The numbers
| NY | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
