⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better 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, three of twenty from three- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 6:52 · PHX 21-10 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 8:46 · PHX 91-82 MEM
- Winner
Tyson Chandler hit a alley oop dunk shot, Dragan Bender with the assist
Q4 0:01 · PHX 99-97 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marquese Chriss lost ball turnover
Q4 0:59 · PHX 94-90 MEM
- Turnover
Devin Booker offensive foul
Q4 0:41 · PHX 94-93 MEM
- Turnover
Devin Booker turnover
Q4 0:41 · PHX 94-93 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Steal
Tyreke Evans stole it from Marquese Chriss
Q4 0:59 · PHX 94-90 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 1:25 · PHX 97-97 MEM
- Ties it
Jarell Martin hit a dunk
Q4 0:01 · PHX 97-97 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:46 · PHX 93-87 MEM
- Turnover
James Ennis III traveling
Q4 1:56 · PHX 94-88 MEM
- Turnover
Marc Gasol bad pass
Q4 0:20 · PHX 94-93 MEM
📊The numbers
| PHX | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 5 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 19 | Steals | 10 |
| 29 | Blocks | 28 |
