⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:18 · OKC 69-73 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 2:00 · OKC 78-80 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q4 9:10 · OKC 93-86 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball
Q4 2:24 · OKC 98-93 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 7:28 · OKC 10-14 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q3 8:33 · OKC 58-73 PHX
- Winner
Jason Richardson hit a two point shot
Q4 0:00 · OKC 102-104 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
