⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 19-7 off them
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 1-point lead to 10
Q4 8:45 · PHX 84-74 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Markieff Morris misses technical free throw
Q4 5:09 · PHX 84-74 CHA
- Missed FT
Markieff Morris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:47 · PHX 88-82 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:49 · PHX 88-82 CHA
- Missed FT
Bismack Biyombo misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:23 · PHX 91-86 CHA
📊The numbers
| PHX | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
