⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 25 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their four
They went cold, four of 23 from three
A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
Could not get to the line, 23 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.

76ers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 20
Q3 3:14 · PHI 72-92 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Nerlens Noel flagrant foul type 1 (Eric Bledsoe draws the foul)
Q1 11:30 · PHI 1-0 PHX

Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 1:12 · PHI 27-33 PHX
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22
Q2 8:12 · PHI 35-57 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 31
Q4 3:58 · PHI 91-122 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Eric Bledsoe technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 11:30 · PHI 0-0 PHX
- Technical
P.J. Tucker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:50 · PHI 34-46 PHX
📊The numbers
| PHI | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 13 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |








