⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 4
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 9:50 · NY 18-5 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 0:22 · NY 44-29 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 5:43 · NY 56-43 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Reggie Bullock out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:36 · NY 110-115 PHX
- Turnover
Derrick Rose out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:12 · NY 110-118 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q1 3:11 · NY 30-23 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:08 · NY 20-10 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:39 · NY 102-106 PHX
📊The numbers
| NY | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
