⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their twelve- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q2 4:26 · PHX 58-42 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 7:58 · PHX 73-51 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:29 · PHX 63-46 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 4:22 · PHX 19-22 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Charlie Villanueva misses technical free throw
Q2 3:02 · PHX 49-42 DET
📊The numbers
| PHX | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 61% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
