⏱️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 first quarter and never got it back. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the first quarter- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 7:47 · OKC 47-42 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 1:52 · OKC 117-121 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q1 0:01 · OKC 33-39 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 3:46 · OKC 51-58 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker offensive foul
Q4 0:37 · OKC 116-121 PHX
- Turnover
Devin Booker turnover
Q4 0:37 · OKC 116-121 PHX
- Turnover
Chris Paul traveling
Q4 0:23 · OKC 117-121 PHX
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
