⏱️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
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 39
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 3:12 · PHX 50-46 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat offensive foul (Kyle Singler draws the foul )
Q4 2:47 · PHX 87-80 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:27 · PHX 89-84 DET
- Missed FT
Sebastian Telfair misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · PHX 91-89 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Knight misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:01 · PHX 87-79 DET
- Turnover
Greg Monroe turnover
Q4 2:29 · PHX 87-80 DET
- Missed FT
Jason Maxiell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:51 · PHX 89-84 DET
📊The numbers
| PHX | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
