⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 15 fast break points to 28
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 6:56 · PHX 42-36 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 7:31 · PHX 75-63 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 10:15 · PHX 99-85 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker traveling
Q4 1:30 · PHX 107-101 OKC
- Turnover
TJ Warren bad pass
Q4 0:38 · PHX 110-103 OKC
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · PHX 116-111 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 11:41 · PHX 2-11 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 5:54 · PHX 12-23 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 0:37 · PHX 115-111 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Doug McDermott steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:13 · PHX 105-97 OKC
- Turnover
Jerami Grant turnover
Q4 2:13 · PHX 107-99 OKC
- Turnover
Steven Adams 3 second turnover
Q4 1:15 · PHX 107-101 OKC
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 14 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
