⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 40- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 2:42 · NY 52-55 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q2 5:20 · NY 44-55 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 28
Q4 4:57 · NY 90-118 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 31 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
