⏱️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
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 22 from three- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 23-14 off them
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 10:48 · ATL 88-85 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marvin Williams misses technical free throw
Q3 3:17 · ATL 76-75 PHX
- Turnover
Joe Johnson lost ball
Q4 2:26 · ATL 95-99 PHX
- Turnover
Josh Smith traveling
Q4 1:02 · ATL 95-99 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:47 · ATL 6-13 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 1:09 · ATL 80-85 PHX
- Steal
Leandro Barbosa stole it from Joe Johnson
Q4 2:26 · ATL 95-99 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash traveling
Q4 4:30 · ATL 95-96 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 3:09 · ATL 95-99 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:01 · ATL 95-99 PHX
📊The numbers
| ATL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 30 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
