⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first 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 Jazz did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 7- A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21 in the fourth 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q1 1:35 · PHX 42-24 UTAH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21
Q4 8:59 · PHX 97-76 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 9:56 · PHX 62-54 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Derrick Favors technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 9:10 · PHX 79-72 UTAH
📊The numbers
| PHX | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
