⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their seventeen- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 51
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:07 · PHX 92-94 SAC
- Steal
P.J. Tucker stole it from Rudy Gay
Q4 0:29 · PHX 97-101 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker bad pass
Q4 2:31 · PHX 92-96 SAC
- Turnover
Devin Booker lost ball turnover
Q4 2:16 · PHX 92-96 SAC
- Turnover
Jon Leuer out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:08 · PHX 94-98 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 5:48 · PHX 16-23 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 10:41 · PHX 29-37 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 5:01 · PHX 64-76 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gay lost ball turnover
Q4 0:29 · PHX 97-101 SAC
- Missed FT
Ben McLemore misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · PHX 99-101 SAC
- Missed FT
Ben McLemore misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · PHX 99-101 SAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 12 |
