⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 41 from three- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q3 4:09 · PHX 77-64 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker offensive foul
Q4 4:05 · PHX 99-91 OKC
- Turnover
Devin Booker turnover
Q4 4:05 · PHX 99-91 OKC
- Technical
Deandre Ayton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:26 · PHX 113-98 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lost ball turnover
Q4 3:53 · PHX 99-91 OKC
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
