⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 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
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 32
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 9:48 · PHX 61-53 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 6:50 · PHX 96-80 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 10:21 · PHX 79-72 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
