⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eleven- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 12-4 off them
- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the first quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 10:22 · PHX 10-3 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q3 0:50 · PHX 93-88 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q4 10:48 · PHX 104-93 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Jae Crowder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:49 · PHX 93-88 NY
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 7:33 · PHX 107-96 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q1 4:01 · PHX 23-24 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 7:25 · PHX 41-50 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Taj Gibson flagrant foul type 1
Q4 7:33 · PHX 107-96 NY
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:55 · PHX 121-104 NY
📊The numbers
| PHX | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 18 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
