⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 1:36 · SAC 35-30 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 5:07 · SAC 99-85 PHX
- Steal
Rashad McCants stole it from Jared Dudley
Q4 1:30 · SAC 122-115 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:00 · SAC 117-112 PHX
- Missed FT
Jason Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:14 · SAC 124-118 PHX
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:35 · SAC 125-118 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash lost ball
Q4 3:33 · SAC 117-110 PHX
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:11 · SAC 120-114 PHX
- Turnover
Jared Dudley bad pass
Q4 1:30 · SAC 122-115 PHX
📊The numbers
| SAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
