⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 35
- Looked after the ball, eighteen turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 32-18 off them
- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 34
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q1 3:32 · PHX 34-15 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 32-point lead to 43
Q3 5:56 · PHX 95-52 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 42-point lead to 50
Q3 3:23 · PHX 105-55 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 50-point deficit to 40
Q3 1:28 · PHX 105-65 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 13 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
