⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 22-10 off them- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 3
- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 8:54 · UTAH 33-43 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:13 · UTAH 48-50 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 5:13 · UTAH 90-92 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bojan Bogdanovic misses technical free throw
Q2 3:34 · UTAH 40-48 PHX
- Turnover
Hassan Whiteside offensive foul
Q4 1:45 · UTAH 94-98 PHX
- Turnover
Hassan Whiteside turnover
Q4 1:45 · UTAH 94-98 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 8:43 · UTAH 5-19 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 1:52 · UTAH 94-104 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Smith bad pass
Q4 3:41 · UTAH 88-92 PHX
- Missed FT
Mikal Bridges misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · UTAH 97-104 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:04 · UTAH 97-105 PHX
📊The numbers
| UTAH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
