⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of sixteen from three- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
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 8:22 · PHX 13-7 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 4:43 · PHX 22-10 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 2:29 · PHX 73-69 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Eric Bledsoe and Lance Stephenson
Q3 3:32 · PHX 62-65 CHA
- Turnover
Goran Dragic offensive foul (Cody Zeller draws the foul)
Q4 2:55 · PHX 87-91 CHA
- Turnover
Goran Dragic turnover
Q4 2:55 · PHX 87-91 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 1:17 · PHX 47-49 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q4 9:48 · PHX 81-91 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kemba Walker bad pass
Q4 4:33 · PHX 83-91 CHA
- Turnover
Cody Zeller offensive foul (Goran Dragic draws the foul)
Q4 2:16 · PHX 87-93 CHA
- Turnover
Cody Zeller turnover
Q4 2:16 · PHX 87-93 CHA
📊The numbers
| PHX | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
