⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q2 6:43 · SAC 38-43 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 3:23 · SAC 76-77 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins traveling
Q4 4:48 · SAC 90-97 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 4:37 · SAC 16-24 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 9:34 · SAC 26-43 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Shannon Brown technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:15 · SAC 40-48 PHX
📊The numbers
| SAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 9 |
