⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 36 from three
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q3 10:18 · PHX 71-55 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kelly Oubre Jr. offensive foul
Q4 3:14 · PHX 100-105 SAC
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio lost ball turnover
Q4 2:13 · PHX 100-107 SAC
- Missed FT
Cameron Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:37 · PHX 103-111 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:45 · PHX 2-10 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 10:53 · PHX 32-36 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q3 4:16 · PHX 83-71 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nemanja Bjelica misses free throw flagrant 1 of 3
Q4 11:51 · PHX 87-78 SAC
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:58 · PHX 100-107 SAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:50 · PHX 102-109 SAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
