⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 45
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 2:17 · PHX 33-23 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 3:53 · PHX 80-75 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 6:12 · PHX 108-93 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
