⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 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, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 18-0 run took them from 5 down to 13 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 8:03 · PHX 14-11 SAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Marquese Chriss flagrant foul type 1 (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul)
Q3 5:37 · PHX 52-70 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 5 down to 13 up
Q1 2:54 · PHX 19-32 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 8:23 · PHX 24-42 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q4 8:40 · PHX 77-98 SAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Matt Barnes flagrant foul type 1 (Brandon Knight draws the foul)
Q4 9:45 · PHX 69-86 SAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
