⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:11 · PHX 24-16 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 10:10 · PHX 75-73 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 6:33 · PHX 110-110 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker bad pass
Q4 3:11 · PHX 110-112 CHA
- Missed FT
Mikal Bridges misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · PHX 120-122 CHA
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · PHX 121-124 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q1 1:52 · PHX 37-34 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 0:20 · PHX 67-73 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 7:35 · PHX 77-83 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Terry Rozier lost ball turnover
Q4 3:43 · PHX 108-110 CHA
- Turnover
LaMelo Ball out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:00 · PHX 113-119 CHA
- Missed FT
Bismack Biyombo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:48 · PHX 113-120 CHA
📊The numbers
| PHX | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
