⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 15 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
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 44- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 25
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:21 · PHX 10-2 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 11:23 · PHX 32-15 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 8:42 · PHX 63-49 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
TJ Warren technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:07 · PHX 75-59 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 5 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Steals | 23 |
| 25 | Blocks | 19 |
