⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of 22 from three- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 11:25 · TOR 12-3 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle Lowry technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 4:09 · TOR 97-102 PHX
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:40 · TOR 100-105 PHX
- Flagrant
Kyle Lowry flagrant foul type 2 (Brandon Knight draws the foul)
Q4 1:30 · TOR 100-109 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 5:03 · TOR 23-23 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 0:05 · TOR 33-34 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q4 6:03 · TOR 100-113 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
