⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 26 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 26 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 26- A 21-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 27 in the second quarter
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
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 27
Q2 7:52 · PHX 69-42 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 9:47 · PHX 109-83 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 22
Q3 4:48 · PHX 94-72 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q4 4:20 · PHX 121-99 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
