⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Knicks 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 stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 0:00 · PHX 41-29 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q4 4:33 · PHX 107-97 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
