⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 7:33 · PHX 51-37 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 4:33 · PHX 100-92 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:03 · PHX 88-87 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson offensive foul (Grant Hill draws the foul)
Q4 2:39 · PHX 98-92 ATL
- Turnover
Joe Johnson turnover
Q4 2:39 · PHX 98-92 ATL
- Turnover
Al Horford lane violation
Q4 0:29 · PHX 102-95 ATL
📊The numbers
| PHX | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
