⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 18-0 run took them from 12 down to 6 up in the second quarter
A 18-0 run took them from 13 down to 5 up in the third quarter
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 stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 2:21 · PHX 34-17 OKC
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 13 down to 5 up
Q3 7:44 · PHX 64-59 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 7:42 · PHX 89-83 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton offensive foul
Q4 1:50 · PHX 95-96 OKC
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton turnover
Q4 1:50 · PHX 95-96 OKC
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 0:04 · PHX 97-102 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 12 down to 6 up
Q2 4:11 · PHX 42-48 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 10:53 · PHX 44-56 OKC
- Winner
Luguentz Dort hit a 26-foot three jumper, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with the assist
Q4 2:11 · PHX 95-96 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:37 · PHX 91-90 OKC
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:18 · PHX 91-90 OKC
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass
Q4 3:37 · PHX 92-91 OKC
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
