⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 14 down to 3 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 14 down to 3 up
Q2 6:56 · SAC 49-46 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q4 5:49 · SAC 93-85 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Frank Mason III double dribble turnover
Q4 2:17 · SAC 91-85 PHX
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:36 · SAC 96-89 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 9:46 · SAC 80-85 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 3 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 18 | Blocks | 18 |
