⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 31
- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 11
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:30 · TOR 42-59 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 10:52 · TOR 2-11 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 7:01 · TOR 55-78 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Mickael Pietrus technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:55 · TOR 89-110 PHX
📊The numbers
| TOR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
