⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, six of thirteen from three- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 36
A 17-0 run took them from 9 down to 8 up in the first quarter
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 9 down to 8 up
Q1 5:37 · PHX 27-19 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 1:39 · PHX 57-47 SAC
- Steal
Marcin Gortat stole it from Tyreke Evans
Q4 0:22 · PHX 104-109 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:27 · PHX 102-109 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q4 9:22 · PHX 83-93 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Samuel Dalembert turnover
Q4 4:28 · PHX 91-95 SAC
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans bad pass
Q4 0:22 · PHX 104-109 SAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
