⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 23- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 26-13 off them
- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 40
- A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21
Q3 7:09 · SAC 77-56 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 8:11 · SAC 8-14 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 10:33 · SAC 33-35 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:48 · SAC 53-44 PHX
📊The numbers
| SAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
