⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 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
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40
- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the third quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 9:23 · PHX 16-5 SAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q3 10:15 · PHX 83-69 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Francisco Garcia technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:27 · PHX 30-16 SAC
- Technical
Bobby Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 12:00 · PHX 106-93 SAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 1 |
