⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 33 from three
- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, nine offensive rebounds to their two
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 9:06 · PHX 50-36 CHA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q3 0:31 · PHX 93-85 CHA
- Steal
P.J. Tucker stole it from Kemba Walker
Q4 0:37 · PHX 109-102 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Knight lost ball turnover
Q4 2:19 · PHX 106-100 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Steal
Kemba Walker stole it from Brandon Knight
Q4 2:19 · PHX 106-100 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kemba Walker lost ball turnover
Q4 0:37 · PHX 109-102 CHA
📊The numbers
| PHX | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 19 | Threes made | 11 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
