⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first 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 Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 37 from three- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 23
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 6:20 · PHX 24-13 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 4:01 · PHX 32-15 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 7:45 · PHX 81-66 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 4:37 · PHX 100-95 NY
- Turnover
Steve Nash turnover
Q4 3:02 · PHX 101-97 NY
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:25 · PHX 106-99 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Al Harrington technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:26 · PHX 74-66 NY
📊The numbers
| PHX | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
