⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 28 from three- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 46
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q2 6:12 · MEM 44-42 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyus Jones misses technical free throw
Q2 3:34 · MEM 39-42 PHX
- Technical
Jonas Valanciunas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:15 · MEM 59-67 PHX
- Missed FT
Brandon Clarke misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:47 · MEM 99-107 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 10:06 · MEM 52-57 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 7:36 · MEM 55-67 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Kelly Oubre Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:34 · MEM 39-42 PHX
📊The numbers
| MEM | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
