⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 12 down to 4 up in the first quarter
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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:25 · PHX 9-2 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 7:48 · PHX 19-6 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Nash technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:06 · PHX 67-69 OKC
- Technical
Double technical foul - Robin Lopez and Kendrick Perkins
Q4 5:16 · PHX 90-101 OKC
- Technical
Sebastian Telfair technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:13 · PHX 97-108 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 12 down to 4 up
Q1 4:07 · PHX 25-29 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 4:58 · PHX 39-46 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
