⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 33-10 off them- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 34
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their ten
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 7:50 · PHX 23-11 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Shaquille O'Neal flagrant foul type 1 (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
Q2 11:12 · PHX 38-25 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 35 | Assists | 26 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 37 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
