⏱️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
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 38- Made six threes to their twelve
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- Lead
Matt Barnes hit a 8-foot two point shot
Q4 1:28 · PHX 114-112 UTAH
- Winner
Grant Hill hit a two point shot
Q4 0:31 · PHX 116-114 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Richardson lost ball
Q4 3:17 · PHX 108-107 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 9:25 · PHX 95-97 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 4:22 · PHX 108-109 UTAH
- Ties it
Ronnie Brewer hit a jumper, Deron Williams with the assist
Q4 0:49 · PHX 114-114 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 12 | Blocks | 4 |
