⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 23 from three- Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 25
- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 26
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their eleven, and outscored them 28-15 off them
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 60
A 17-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 4 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.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:48 · TOR 61-61 PHX
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 4
Q3 5:26 · TOR 88-92 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses technical free throw
Q1 0:52 · TOR 31-31 PHX
- Technical
Dwane Casey technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:45 · TOR 70-78 PHX
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry lost ball turnover
Q4 1:38 · TOR 109-116 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:14 · TOR 27-26 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 0:00 · TOR 37-46 PHX
- Steal
P.J. Tucker stole it from Kyle Lowry
Q4 1:38 · TOR 109-116 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff Hornacek technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 0:52 · TOR 31-31 PHX
- Goaltend
Miles Plumlee defensive goaltending violation
Q4 4:07 · TOR 107-114 PHX
- Missed FT
Gerald Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · TOR 113-121 PHX
📊The numbers
| TOR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
