⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ CHA 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 Hornets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36
- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 46
- Went cold from three, seven of 25
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 5 down to 3 up
Q2 8:04 · PHX 46-43 CHA
- Go-ahead
Jamal Crawford hit a 20-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 1:27 · PHX 109-108 CHA
- Ties it
Jamal Crawford hit a 17-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 1:11 · PHX 111-111 CHA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
T.J. Warren flagrant foul type 1
Q2 5:33 · PHX 44-41 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 4:45 · PHX 19-21 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 10:25 · PHX 85-93 CHA
- Go-ahead
Kemba Walker hit a two point shot
Q4 1:17 · PHX 109-110 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball turnover
Q4 4:49 · PHX 97-100 CHA
- Missed FT
Willy Hernangomez misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:07 · PHX 101-104 CHA
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:00 · PHX 111-111 CHA
📊The numbers
| PHX | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
