⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 18-6 off them- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 51
- Burned in transition, 13 fast break points to 26
A 19-0 run took them from 8 down to 11 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 9:44 · PHX 13-8 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 7:52 · PHX 61-58 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 4:05 · PHX 97-84 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcin Gortat technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 4:39 · PHX 87-83 SAC
- Turnover
Shannon Brown lost ball turnover
Q4 4:26 · PHX 87-84 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 8 down to 11 up
Q1 4:05 · PHX 16-27 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 5:13 · PHX 33-50 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:39 · PHX 87-83 SAC
- Turnover
John Salmons out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:24 · PHX 87-84 SAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 29 | Assists | 15 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
