⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 25 from three
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
- Steal
Markieff Morris stole it from Ben McLemore
Q4 1:39 · PHX 93-100 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Morris bad pass
Q4 3:49 · PHX 87-95 SAC
- Turnover
Markieff Morris bad pass
Q4 1:24 · PHX 93-100 SAC
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · PHX 95-102 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Steal
Ben McLemore stole it from Markieff Morris
Q4 1:24 · PHX 93-100 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gay possession lost ball turnoverMarcus Morris
Q4 3:35 · PHX 87-95 SAC
- Turnover
Ben McLemore lost ball turnover
Q4 1:39 · PHX 93-100 SAC
- Turnover
Rudy Gay steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:27 · PHX 93-100 SAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
