⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the fourth quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 3:28 · PHX 67-62 ATL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q4 10:21 · PHX 83-70 ATL
- Steal
Steve Nash stole it from Marvin Williams
Q4 1:12 · PHX 86-79 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:14 · PHX 85-79 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q2 1:38 · PHX 49-54 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marvin Williams bad pass
Q4 1:12 · PHX 86-79 ATL
📊The numbers
| PHX | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 12 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
