⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of 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
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second 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 Hawks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 24 from three
A 16-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 1 in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 1:00 · PHX 104-95 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Morris lost ball turnover
Q4 2:28 · PHX 121-113 ATL
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:42 · PHX 123-116 ATL
- Turnover
Markieff Morris lost ball turnover
Q4 0:37 · PHX 125-118 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 5:52 · PHX 22-29 ATL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:39 · PHX 95-94 ATL
- Steal
DeMarre Carroll stole it from Markieff Morris
Q4 0:37 · PHX 125-118 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Budenholzer technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:09 · PHX 94-86 ATL
- Missed FT
Elton Brand misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:43 · PHX 123-115 ATL
📊The numbers
| PHX | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 63% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
