⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, sixteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 24-10 off them
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 1-point lead to 9
Q4 6:20 · PHX 96-87 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 10:42 · PHX 50-60 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:28 · PHX 93-87 OKC
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
