⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 30 free throws to their 46- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their twelve
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 took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 3:06 · OKC 83-80 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:30 · OKC 101-106 PHX
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
Q4 1:06 · OKC 105-108 PHX
- Missed FT
Eric Maynor misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · OKC 110-112 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- Steal
Josh Childress stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 1:06 · OKC 105-108 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Channing Frye offensive foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)
Q4 2:17 · OKC 101-106 PHX
- Turnover
Channing Frye turnover
Q4 2:17 · OKC 101-106 PHX
- Missed FT
Channing Frye misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · OKC 110-113 PHX
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 38 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
