⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 2:44 · PHX 54-47 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:58 · PHX 32-31 BKN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Keyon Dooling flagrant foul type 1 (Goran Dragic draws the foul)
Q4 6:31 · PHX 99-84 BKN
📊The numbers
| PHX | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
