⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 6:37 · OKC 16-13 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q2 4:58 · OKC 52-36 PHX
- Lead
Chris Wilcox hit a layup, Earl Watson with the assist
Q4 0:34 · OKC 98-96 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Wilcox misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:39 · OKC 91-89 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:22 · OKC 95-91 PHX
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:57 · OKC 95-94 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q4 8:59 · OKC 86-85 PHX
- Ties it
Steve Nash hit a 17-foot jumper
Q4 0:48 · OKC 96-96 PHX
- Winner
Matt Barnes hit a 25-foot three jumper, Steve Nash with the assist
Q4 0:25 · OKC 98-99 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Raja Bell flagrant foul type 1 (Jeff Green draws the foul)
Q3 5:48 · OKC 68-54 PHX
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
