⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 38 from three
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 53
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
- Lead
Leandro Barbosa hit a 25-foot three jumper, Raja Bell with the assist
Q4 0:51 · PHX 96-93 CHA
- Lead
Steve Nash hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 0:29 · PHX 98-96 CHA
- Winner
Leandro Barbosa hit a 26-foot three jumper, Steve Nash with the assist
OT 3:38 · PHX 103-100 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire technical foul (3rd technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · PHX 55-52 CHA
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 8:10 · PHX 60-61 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 0:39 · PHX 55-59 CHA
- Ties it
Gerald Wallace hit a layup
Q4 0:22 · PHX 98-98 CHA
- Ties it
Adam Morrison hit a driving layup
OT 4:30 · PHX 100-100 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:07 · PHX 93-93 CHA
- Turnover
Raymond Felton offensive foul (Raja Bell draws the foul)
Q4 0:00 · PHX 98-98 CHA
- Turnover
Raymond Felton turnover
Q4 0:00 · PHX 98-98 CHA
📊The numbers
| PHX | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 19 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
