⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their seventeen- Gave up second chances, ten offensive rebounds to their three
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:50 · PHX 44-46 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 10:38 · PHX 62-55 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Shannon Brown technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:58 · PHX 101-95 UTAH
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 4:58 · PHX 105-100 UTAH
- Turnover
8 second
Q4 0:32 · PHX 116-108 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 2:14 · PHX 20-28 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Harris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:25 · PHX 56-55 UTAH
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley lost ball
Q4 4:43 · PHX 105-100 UTAH
- Goaltend
Paul Millsap defensive goaltending
Q4 1:38 · PHX 114-106 UTAH
📊The numbers
| PHX | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
