⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their eleven
- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q2 10:48 · OKC 26-33 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 5:11 · OKC 38-43 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q1 2:08 · OKC 14-33 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 8:05 · OKC 26-41 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q4 3:47 · OKC 100-117 PHX
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Deandre Ayton defensive goaltending violation
Q4 4:03 · OKC 100-107 PHX
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 22 | Assists | 32 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
