⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 33 from three
- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 23
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 7:33 · MEM 35-43 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 30
Q3 3:46 · MEM 60-90 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 23
Q3 0:32 · MEM 69-92 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses technical free throw
Q3 2:13 · MEM 58-90 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q2 5:58 · MEM 35-55 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 30
Q3 8:56 · MEM 49-79 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 36
Q3 5:43 · MEM 51-87 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:13 · MEM 58-90 PHX
📊The numbers
| MEM | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 18 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 19 | Assists | 28 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
