⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 22 from three
- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 56
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 60
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
- Steal
Jae Crowder stole it from Buddy Hield
Q4 0:37 · PHX 105-107 SAC
- Ties it
Mikal Bridges hit a dunk, Devin Booker with the assist
Q4 0:34 · PHX 107-107 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:34 · PHX 61-61 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 3:02 · PHX 73-80 SAC
- Winner
Harrison Barnes hit a 27-foot three shot, Davion Mitchell with the assist
Q4 0:00 · PHX 107-110 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:10 · PHX 94-101 SAC
- Turnover
Buddy Hield bad pass
Q4 0:37 · PHX 105-107 SAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 15 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
