⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Magic 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 5:31 · PHX 57-55 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 0:02 · PHX 66-61 ORL
- Winner
Grant Hill hit a two point shot, Amare Stoudemire with the assist
Q4 0:02 · PHX 113-112 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Leandro Barbosa misses technical free throw
Q2 10:52 · PHX 30-36 ORL
- Turnover
Matt Barnes bad pass
Q4 3:01 · PHX 107-104 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 7:56 · PHX 15-25 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 0:00 · PHX 87-83 ORL
- Go-ahead
Hedo Turkoglu hit a 20-foot jumper
Q4 0:09 · PHX 111-112 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:47 · PHX 56-55 ORL
- Technical
Hedo Turkoglu technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:30 · PHX 100-95 ORL
📊The numbers
| PHX | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
