⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 34- A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 30
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 took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 10:10 · PHX 9-6 ORL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up
Q3 1:44 · PHX 88-76 ORL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 20
Q4 9:26 · PHX 103-83 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gerald Green misses technical free throw
Q1 2:31 · PHX 20-19 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Vucevic technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 3:47 · PHX 18-17 ORL
- Technical
Nikola Vucevic technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 2:31 · PHX 20-19 ORL
📊The numbers
| PHX | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
