⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Kings 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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:32 · PHX 8-2 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 9:27 · PHX 105-99 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hassan Whiteside offensive foul
Q4 4:53 · PHX 108-104 SAC
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:32 · PHX 116-109 SAC
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:53 · PHX 118-111 SAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
