⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 40
A 17-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 1 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 2:48 · PHX 26-16 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 2:37 · PHX 112-99 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mikal Bridges bad pass
Q4 3:02 · PHX 104-96 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 1
Q3 5:33 · PHX 80-79 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham bad pass
Q4 3:05 · PHX 104-96 DET
📊The numbers
| PHX | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
