⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 29 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 29 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 21- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 32-12 off them
- A 21-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 31 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 26
Q2 5:00 · PHX 27-53 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 22
Q4 7:59 · PHX 85-107 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q4 4:45 · PHX 95-110 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 31
Q1 4:05 · PHX 9-40 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 31
Q2 2:52 · PHX 34-65 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Harry Giles technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:07 · PHX 102-118 SAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
