⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 40
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
- Made five threes to their eleven
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven, and outscored them 17-7 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:35 · SAC 11-0 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 6:45 · SAC 48-39 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 0:51 · SAC 87-79 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox bad pass
Q4 3:16 · SAC 97-95 PHX
- Missed FT
Buddy Hield misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · SAC 104-100 PHX
- Missed FT
Buddy Hield misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · SAC 105-100 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:16 · SAC 33-33 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 10:22 · SAC 62-65 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton bad pass
Q4 2:30 · SAC 97-95 PHX
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · SAC 102-99 PHX
📊The numbers
| SAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
