⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 35 from three- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:34 · PHX 35-37 CHA
- Steal
Kelly Oubre Jr. stole it from Dwayne Bacon
Q4 2:22 · PHX 87-84 CHA
- Steal
Mikal Bridges stole it from Dwayne Bacon
Q4 0:51 · PHX 91-87 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:06 · PHX 85-82 CHA
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · PHX 95-90 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwayne Bacon lost ball turnover
Q4 2:22 · PHX 87-84 CHA
- Turnover
Devonte' Graham out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:00 · PHX 89-84 CHA
- Turnover
Dwayne Bacon lost ball turnover
Q4 0:51 · PHX 91-87 CHA
📊The numbers
| PHX | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
