⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their nineteen- Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 13
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
- Winner
Grant Hill hit a 19-foot jumper, Steve Nash with the assist
Q4 0:28 · PHX 100-99 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw bad pass
Q4 3:54 · PHX 94-89 OKC
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 2:11 · PHX 98-92 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Steal
Chris Wilcox stole it from Steve Nash
Q4 2:11 · PHX 98-92 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 2:32 · PHX 98-99 OKC
- Go-ahead
Chris Wilcox hit a jumper
Q4 1:04 · PHX 98-99 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damien Wilkins bad pass
Q4 4:50 · PHX 89-89 OKC
- Missed FT
Johan Petro misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:34 · PHX 96-90 OKC
- Technical
technical foul
Q4 0:15 · PHX 100-99 OKC
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 80 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
