⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 27 from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 7:15 · SAC 20-16 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 4:18 · SAC 55-50 PHX
- Steal
Isaiah Thomas stole it from Goran Dragic
Q4 0:17 · SAC 116-112 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyreke Evans misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · SAC 120-112 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Goran Dragic bad pass
Q4 0:17 · SAC 116-112 PHX
- Turnover
Michael Beasley bad pass
Q4 0:13 · SAC 118-112 PHX
📊The numbers
| SAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 33 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
