⏱️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 tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 9:53 · CHA 76-83 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 1:57 · CHA 90-90 PHX
- Ties it
Devonte' Graham hit a 28-foot three jumper
Q4 0:34 · CHA 90-90 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Miles Bridges flagrant foul type 1
Q3 7:22 · CHA 49-60 PHX
- Technical
P.J. Washington technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:55 · CHA 57-66 PHX
- Turnover
Devonte' Graham bad pass
OT 1:36 · CHA 92-95 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 10:27 · CHA 34-37 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 11:10 · CHA 49-60 PHX
- Winner
Mikal Bridges hit a 23-foot three jumper, Jae Crowder with the assist
OT 3:09 · CHA 92-95 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball turnover
Q4 4:00 · CHA 82-88 PHX
- Turnover
Devin Booker bad pass
OT 0:48 · CHA 92-97 PHX
- Turnover
Chris Paul out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 0:33 · CHA 95-97 PHX
📊The numbers
| CHA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 15 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
