⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 42
Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 43
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 6:12 · UTAH 19-16 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Quin Snyder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:11 · UTAH 44-41 PHX
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses technical free throw
Q4 9:42 · UTAH 91-106 PHX

Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:48 · UTAH 4-10 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 9:50 · UTAH 66-72 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Deandre Ayton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:00 · UTAH 42-39 PHX
- Technical
Kelly Oubre Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:42 · UTAH 91-106 PHX
📊The numbers
| UTAH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 33 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |








