⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their ten
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 took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q4 8:26 · PHX 94-84 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jared Dudley bad pass
Q4 4:43 · PHX 94-86 ATL
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · PHX 107-101 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:36 · PHX 50-48 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:47 · PHX 100-97 ATL
📊The numbers
| PHX | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
