⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their fourteen- Shot well above their usual, 21 of 40 from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 48
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 10:36 · PHX 33-28 TOR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q3 10:19 · PHX 70-60 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 11:07 · PHX 105-90 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses technical free throw
Q2 2:45 · PHX 46-49 TOR
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton lost ball turnover
Q4 2:43 · PHX 114-106 TOR
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 0:38 · PHX 121-113 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 5:59 · PHX 13-20 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:28 · PHX 70-68 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 6:44 · PHX 114-108 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:04 · PHX 114-106 TOR
- Technical
Kyle Lowry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:11 · PHX 115-108 TOR
📊The numbers
| PHX | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 21 | Threes made | 14 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 18 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
