⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 14 fast break points to 2- Made six threes to their thirteen
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
- Ties it
Marcin Gortat hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:40 · PHX 103-103 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Nash technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:13 · PHX 97-95 OKC
- Technical
Grant Hill technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:13 · PHX 97-95 OKC
- Missed FT
Marcin Gortat misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:40 · PHX 102-103 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 2:25 · PHX 33-31 OKC
- Go-ahead
Serge Ibaka hit a 10-foot two point shot
Q4 1:52 · PHX 102-103 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:13 · PHX 97-97 OKC
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:13 · PHX 97-97 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant backcourt
Q4 0:25 · PHX 103-107 OKC
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
