⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their six
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 5 down to 3 up
Q1 9:49 · PHX 11-8 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 0:57 · PHX 78-76 MEM
- Winner
Jason Richardson hit a 24-foot three jumper, Steve Nash with the assist
2OT 4:24 · PHX 112-109 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu lost ball
Q4 0:34 · PHX 94-94 MEM
- Turnover
Steve Nash lost ball
OT 3:46 · PHX 103-103 MEM
- Turnover
Jason Richardson bad pass
OT 1:30 · PHX 107-108 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:17 · PHX 11-16 MEM
- Lead
Mike Conley hit a 5-foot running jumper
Q4 0:18 · PHX 94-96 MEM
- Ties it
Marc Gasol hit a layup
OT 4:33 · PHX 101-101 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · PHX 97-98 MEM
- Missed FT
Darrell Arthur misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 1:54 · PHX 107-108 MEM
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball
OT 0:40 · PHX 107-108 MEM
📊The numbers
| PHX | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 28 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 13 | Steals | 18 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
