⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 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.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Garrett Temple steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:42 · SAC 99-98 PHX
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:44 · SAC 99-103 PHX
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:44 · SAC 99-103 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 6:04 · SAC 15-19 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 1:23 · SAC 25-39 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q4 4:59 · SAC 99-110 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:11 · SAC 37-45 PHX
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:28 · SAC 97-97 PHX
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 3:59 · SAC 99-98 PHX
📊The numbers
| SAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 2 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 23 | Blocks | 19 |
