⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to ten
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
- Steal
Jared Dudley stole it from Rudy Gay
Q4 2:19 · PHX 80-78 MEM
- Winner
Goran Dragic hit a layup
Q4 0:00 · PHX 82-80 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shannon Brown turnover
Q4 3:24 · PHX 80-78 MEM
- Turnover
Markieff Morris out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:00 · PHX 80-78 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Ties it
Rudy Gay hit a 19-foot two point shot
Q4 0:46 · PHX 80-80 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gay steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:24 · PHX 78-76 MEM
- Turnover
Rudy Gay lost ball turnover
Q4 2:19 · PHX 80-78 MEM
📊The numbers
| PHX | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
