⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth 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 Kings did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 10:55 · PHX 13-2 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:36 · PHX 63-63 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 9:15 · PHX 77-65 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Miles Plumlee bad pass
Q4 4:09 · PHX 105-97 SAC
- Missed FT
P.J. Tucker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:59 · PHX 112-105 SAC
- Missed FT
Marcus Morris misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:32 · PHX 114-107 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q1 2:08 · PHX 28-39 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 3:26 · PHX 49-58 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Thompson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 4:07 · PHX 47-47 SAC
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 8:57 · PHX 65-65 SAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 12 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
