⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 22- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 20-6 off them
- Made seven threes to their fifteen
A 15-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 7 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q4 5:39 · PHX 88-95 SAC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 7
Q4 1:28 · PHX 106-113 SAC
- Steal
P.J. Tucker stole it from Greivis Vasquez
Q4 0:04 · PHX 106-113 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 3:46 · PHX 17-18 SAC
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:39 · PHX 89-97 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 8:41 · PHX 53-66 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Malone technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 4:41 · PHX 80-93 SAC
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:21 · PHX 94-101 SAC
- Turnover
Greivis Vasquez bad pass
Q4 0:04 · PHX 106-113 SAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 15 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 12 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
