⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 33 from three
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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 4:05 · UTAH 19-15 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Clarkson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:58 · UTAH 24-23 PHX
- Flagrant
Royce O'Neale flagrant foul type 1
Q2 3:47 · UTAH 31-41 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 4:35 · UTAH 31-43 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 1:27 · UTAH 68-83 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 10:48 · UTAH 70-91 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:47 · UTAH 95-103 PHX
📊The numbers
| UTAH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 16 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
