⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 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
- Steal
John Salmons stole it from Grant Hill
Q4 0:23 · SAC 84-86 PHX
- Ties it
Quincy Douby hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · SAC 86-86 PHX
- Ties it
Spencer Hawes hit a layup, Brad Miller with the assist
OT 0:13 · SAC 95-95 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brad Miller lost ball
Q4 1:14 · SAC 83-85 PHX
- Turnover
Brad Miller bad pass
Q4 0:26 · SAC 84-86 PHX
- Turnover
Spencer Hawes offensive foul (Grant Hill draws the foul)
OT 3:54 · SAC 86-88 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 2:31 · SAC 38-50 PHX
- Lead
Amare Stoudemire hit a 15-foot jumper
OT 4:09 · SAC 86-88 PHX
- Winner
Amare Stoudemire hit a 17-foot jumper
OT 0:04 · SAC 95-97 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Grant Hill bad pass
Q4 2:58 · SAC 80-85 PHX
- Turnover
Goran Dragic bad pass
Q4 1:24 · SAC 83-85 PHX
- Turnover
Grant Hill lost ball
Q4 0:23 · SAC 84-86 PHX
📊The numbers
| SAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
