⏱️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
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Kings 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:49 · SAC 14-10 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 1:30 · SAC 75-86 PHX
- Steal
Ron Artest stole it from Shawn Marion
Q4 1:19 · SAC 94-100 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mikki Moore lost ball
Q4 4:48 · SAC 91-94 PHX
- Missed FT
Mikki Moore misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:16 · SAC 91-94 PHX
- Turnover
Ron Artest traveling
Q4 2:41 · SAC 94-96 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q3 8:52 · SAC 55-72 PHX
- Winner
Amare Stoudemire hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:48 · SAC 94-95 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · SAC 98-100 PHX
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · SAC 98-100 PHX
- Turnover
Leandro Barbosa turnover
Q4 0:03 · SAC 98-100 PHX
📊The numbers
| SAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
