⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Lorenzen Wright technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:03 · ATL 37-40 PHX
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses technical free throw
Q4 7:05 · ATL 97-100 PHX
- Turnover
Joe Johnson bad pass
Q4 2:21 · ATL 99-107 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 5:56 · ATL 16-22 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 3:58 · ATL 18-31 PHX
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q2 3:17 · ATL 50-60 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 7:05 · ATL 97-100 PHX
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:19 · ATL 101-109 PHX
📊The numbers
| ATL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
