⏱️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
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 62
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
Q2 3:38 · PHX 54-46 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q4 6:42 · PHX 115-87 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:30 · PHX 35-34 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 19
Q4 4:52 · PHX 115-96 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:22 · PHX 83-70 MEM
📊The numbers
| PHX | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
