⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 8
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 36
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 5:33 · MEM 20-19 PHX
- Steal
Tarence Kinsey stole it from Amare Stoudemire
Q4 2:13 · MEM 104-112 PHX
- Steal
Tarence Kinsey stole it from Amare Stoudemire
Q4 1:02 · MEM 107-112 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tarence Kinsey offensive foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)
Q4 2:10 · MEM 104-112 PHX
- Turnover
Tarence Kinsey turnover
Q4 2:10 · MEM 104-112 PHX
- Turnover
Chucky Atkins turnover
Q4 0:09 · MEM 109-114 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 10:45 · MEM 88-98 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire bad pass
Q4 2:13 · MEM 104-112 PHX
- Turnover
Shawn Marion offensive goaltending
Q4 1:31 · MEM 105-112 PHX
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire bad pass
Q4 1:02 · MEM 107-112 PHX
📊The numbers
| MEM | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 31 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
