⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second 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
Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 51
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 cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 2:28 · NY 69-83 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 5:24 · NY 34-51 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q3 4:47 · NY 61-83 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 1 |
| 13 | Assists | 28 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
