⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their twelve
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 7:22 · PHX 66-55 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:06 · PHX 55-55 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kosta Koufos technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:43 · PHX 58-55 SAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 61% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
