⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 36 from three- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 28
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 21-13 off them
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their ten
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:14 · PHX 8-2 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q2 8:11 · PHX 48-31 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q4 6:58 · PHX 102-81 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 8:01 · PHX 8-12 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Josh Jackson flagrant foul type 1
Q2 7:50 · PHX 41-31 DET
- Technical
Dwane Casey technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:58 · PHX 73-58 DET
📊The numbers
| PHX | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
