⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 47
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 8:18 · PHX 80-76 UTAH
- Steal
Eric Bledsoe stole it from Dante Exum
Q4 0:43 · PHX 86-85 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Markieff Morris offensive foul (Elijah Millsap draws the foul)
Q4 4:24 · PHX 80-79 UTAH
- Turnover
Markieff Morris turnover
Q4 4:24 · PHX 80-79 UTAH
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · PHX 87-85 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 8:00 · PHX 6-16 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dante Exum lost ball turnover
Q4 0:43 · PHX 86-85 UTAH
📊The numbers
| PHX | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 12 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
