⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:03 · PHX 12-4 TOR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q3 7:52 · PHX 64-52 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe offensive foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
Q4 3:06 · PHX 90-85 TOR
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe turnover
Q4 3:06 · PHX 90-85 TOR
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · PHX 98-91 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry offensive foul (P.J. Tucker draws the foul)
Q4 3:00 · PHX 90-85 TOR
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry turnover
Q4 3:00 · PHX 90-85 TOR
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:23 · PHX 96-88 TOR
📊The numbers
| PHX | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 10 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
