⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 22
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q2 1:39 · PHX 50-40 ATL
- Steal
Wesley Johnson stole it from Devin Harris
Q4 1:43 · PHX 92-84 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 2:10 · PHX 65-60 ATL
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:26 · PHX 83-73 ATL
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal lost ball turnover
Q4 2:58 · PHX 90-82 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- Steal
Kyle Korver stole it from Jermaine O'Neal
Q4 2:58 · PHX 90-82 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:05 · PHX 92-84 ATL
- Turnover
Devin Harris bad pass
Q4 1:43 · PHX 92-84 ATL
- Turnover
Devin Harris bad pass
Q4 1:13 · PHX 92-84 ATL
📊The numbers
| PHX | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
