⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, three of 26
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 9:52 · BKN 90-76 PHX
- Lead
Joe Johnson hit a two point shot
OT 4:05 · BKN 94-92 PHX
- Lead
Brook Lopez hit a two point shot, Jarrett Jack with the assist
OT 3:39 · BKN 96-94 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cory Jefferson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:46 · BKN 92-87 PHX
- Turnover
Deron Williams turnover
Q4 0:41 · BKN 92-92 PHX
- Turnover
Joe Johnson out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 0:14 · BKN 100-104 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 5:35 · BKN 92-92 PHX
- Go-ahead
Eric Bledsoe hit a 25-foot three jumper, Brandon Knight with the assist
OT 3:23 · BKN 96-97 PHX
- Lead
Markieff Morris hit a 10-foot jumper
OT 2:00 · BKN 98-100 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe bad pass
Q4 4:07 · BKN 91-83 PHX
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 3:00 · BKN 96-97 PHX
📊The numbers
| BKN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 12% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
