⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 25- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 32
- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the third quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 2:46 · SAC 61-53 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 7:20 · SAC 79-71 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q3 4:07 · SAC 99-85 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Marco Belinelli flagrant foul type 1 (Devin Booker draws the foul)
Q2 11:41 · SAC 31-20 PHX
- Technical
George Karl technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:05 · SAC 57-51 PHX
- Technical
Omri Casspi technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 8:38 · SAC 65-64 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q2 11:03 · SAC 36-35 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 10:25 · SAC 63-64 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:03 · SAC 76-71 PHX
📊The numbers
| SAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
