⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 5:00 · PHX 62-56 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Eric Bledsoe hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 2:59 · PHX 79-78 UTAH
- Winner
Eric Bledsoe hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:00 · PHX 87-84 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Tucker offensive foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul)
Q4 3:28 · PHX 76-78 UTAH
- Turnover
P.J. Tucker turnover
Q4 3:28 · PHX 76-78 UTAH
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · PHX 83-81 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 4:33 · PHX 37-44 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 8:03 · PHX 73-76 UTAH
- Ties it
Gordon Hayward hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:22 · PHX 84-84 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alec Burks bad pass
Q4 2:09 · PHX 81-80 UTAH
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · PHX 83-80 UTAH
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:00 · PHX 87-84 UTAH
📊The numbers
| PHX | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 10 | Blocks | 1 |
