⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 1:25 · PHX 64-64 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:31 · PHX 110-108 OKC
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:55 · PHX 110-113 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 0:00 · PHX 31-43 OKC
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a 9-foot jumper
Q4 1:47 · PHX 110-110 OKC
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:47 · PHX 110-111 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
