⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 48
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- Steal
Gerald Henderson stole it from Goran Dragic
Q4 0:49 · CHA 87-95 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q4 2:02 · CHA 91-96 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 1:50 · CHA 24-33 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 7:39 · CHA 55-69 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q4 10:34 · CHA 63-84 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Goran Dragic offensive foul (Kemba Walker draws the foul)
Q4 1:07 · CHA 87-95 PHX
- Turnover
Goran Dragic turnover
Q4 1:07 · CHA 87-95 PHX
- Turnover
Goran Dragic lost ball turnover
Q4 0:49 · CHA 87-95 PHX
📊The numbers
| CHA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
