⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 33
- A 18-0 run took them from 13 down to 5 up in the third quarter
- Burned in transition, 21 fast break points to 33
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
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 13 down to 5 up
Q3 3:19 · PHX 103-98 OKC
- Ties it
Goran Dragic hit a driving layup
Q4 2:21 · PHX 118-118 OKC
- Winner
Goran Dragic hit a two point shot
Q4 2:01 · PHX 120-118 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Channing Frye and Russell Westbrook
Q3 9:03 · PHX 66-74 OKC
- Technical
Gerald Green technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:13 · PHX 72-79 OKC
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:01 · PHX 120-118 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:41 · PHX 8-18 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Serge Ibaka technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:29 · PHX 90-98 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 3:27 · PHX 116-118 OKC
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 33 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
