⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 26 from three- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their sixteen
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
- Winner
Troy Daniels hit a 25-foot three jumper, Greg Monroe with the assist
Q4 0:17 · PHX 97-95 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
TJ Warren out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:54 · PHX 94-95 MEM
- Turnover
Dragan Bender bad pass
Q4 0:05 · PHX 97-95 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 6:22 · PHX 9-21 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 9:07 · PHX 73-68 MEM
- Steal
Tyreke Evans stole it from Dragan Bender
Q4 0:05 · PHX 97-95 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 1 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 17 | Blocks | 22 |
