⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 31
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 20
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 10:56 · PHX 33-32 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 6:45 · PHX 54-64 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 4:32 · PHX 89-95 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mikal Bridges bad pass
Q4 1:21 · PHX 98-106 OKC
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:10 · PHX 98-106 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 9:47 · PHX 46-64 OKC
- Steal
Paul George stole it from Mikal Bridges
Q4 1:21 · PHX 98-106 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder lost ball turnover
Q4 1:23 · PHX 98-106 OKC
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:19 · PHX 98-106 OKC
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:19 · PHX 98-106 OKC
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
