⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth 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 Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 38
- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 46
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 stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q3 1:43 · PHX 96-64 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 37
Q4 4:35 · PHX 126-89 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
