⏱️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
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 2 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 29- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 37
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 8:45 · PHX 41-32 UTAH
- Lead
Leandro Barbosa hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:45 · PHX 98-97 UTAH
- Winner
Boris Diaw hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:54 · PHX 100-99 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Boris Diaw misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:54 · PHX 100-99 UTAH
- Missed FT
Boris Diaw misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · PHX 104-102 UTAH
- Missed FT
Matt Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · PHX 106-102 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 5:26 · PHX 17-20 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 1:07 · PHX 50-52 UTAH
- Ties it
C.J. Miles hit a 26-foot three jumper, Deron Williams with the assist
Q4 2:55 · PHX 97-97 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ronnie Price misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:33 · PHX 94-92 UTAH
📊The numbers
| PHX | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
