⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 25- Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 42
- Made three threes to their ten
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:38 · PHX 11-5 SAC
- Lead
P.J. Tucker hit a 19-foot jumper, Eric Bledsoe with the assist
OT 4:43 · PHX 101-99 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 0:38 · PHX 106-99 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe lost ball turnover
OT 1:45 · PHX 106-103 SAC
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe bad pass
OT 1:16 · PHX 106-105 SAC
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe lost ball turnover
2OT 3:53 · PHX 108-106 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:09 · PHX 94-92 SAC
- Ties it
Ben McLemore hit a 4-foot two point shot
2OT 3:38 · PHX 108-108 SAC
- Winner
Rudy Gay hit a two point shot
2OT 1:07 · PHX 112-113 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins offensive foul (Marcus Morris draws the foul)
Q4 0:34 · PHX 99-99 SAC
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins turnover
Q4 0:34 · PHX 99-99 SAC
- Turnover
Rudy Gay traveling
2OT 3:00 · PHX 108-108 SAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
