⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 24 from three- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 8
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 33
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Budenholzer technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:31 · ATL 59-61 PHX
- Turnover
Paul Millsap bad pass
Q4 3:32 · ATL 84-92 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 11:14 · ATL 2-11 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 7:03 · ATL 35-36 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q4 5:13 · ATL 88-100 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Goran Dragic kicked ball turnover
Q4 3:08 · ATL 84-92 PHX
- Technical
P.J. Tucker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 0:24 · ATL 92-102 PHX
📊The numbers
| ATL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
