⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 44 from three- Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 45
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 42 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 10:40 · PHX 13-2 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Deandre Ayton hit a tip shot
Q4 2:37 · PHX 97-96 UTAH
- Winner
Devin Booker hit a driving layup
OT 4:55 · PHX 104-102 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:12 · PHX 115-112 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 2:04 · PHX 20-23 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 9:04 · PHX 84-89 UTAH
- Ties it
Donovan Mitchell hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 0:10 · PHX 102-102 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert offensive foul
OT 3:52 · PHX 104-102 UTAH
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert turnover
OT 3:52 · PHX 104-102 UTAH
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:09 · PHX 115-112 UTAH
📊The numbers
| PHX | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
