⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes 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.
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 4:03 · UTAH 54-53 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 4:54 · UTAH 75-74 PHX
- Ties it
Al Jefferson hit a 18-foot jumper, Gordon Hayward with the assist
Q4 0:28 · UTAH 103-103 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses technical free throw
Q1 3:46 · UTAH 20-19 PHX
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw
Q4 0:34 · UTAH 100-103 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 0:26 · UTAH 56-64 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 10:07 · UTAH 85-92 PHX
- Lead
Steve Nash hit a 17-foot jumper
Q4 0:14 · UTAH 103-105 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Channing Frye technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q1 3:46 · UTAH 20-19 PHX
- Turnover
Channing Frye bad pass
Q4 2:36 · UTAH 96-100 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash lost ball
Q4 0:34 · UTAH 100-103 PHX
📊The numbers
| UTAH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
