⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the second quarter- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the third 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q2 11:48 · PHX 33-32 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 3:15 · PHX 57-52 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 7:31 · PHX 94-90 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jared Dudley Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 3:11 · PHX 99-94 DET
- Turnover
TJ Warren traveling
Q4 2:30 · PHX 99-94 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:46 · PHX 101-96 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 6:41 · PHX 17-28 DET
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q3 0:00 · PHX 81-87 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
Q4 4:28 · PHX 94-90 DET
- Turnover
Marcus Morris bad pass
Q4 0:40 · PHX 101-96 DET
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · PHX 105-99 DET
📊The numbers
| PHX | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
