⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:53 · UTAH 9-0 PHX
- Steal
C.J. Miles stole it from Hakim Warrick
Q4 2:59 · UTAH 77-85 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Earl Watson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:56 · UTAH 38-25 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:16 · UTAH 56-52 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 6:39 · UTAH 75-85 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hakim Warrick lost ball
Q4 2:59 · UTAH 77-85 PHX
📊The numbers
| UTAH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
