⏱️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 and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- Ties it
Davion Mitchell hit a driving layup
Q4 0:02 · SAC 110-110 PHX
- Go-ahead
Trey Lyles hit a layup, Harrison Barnes with the assist
OT 2:32 · SAC 119-118 PHX
- Go-ahead
Damian Jones hit a dunk
OT 0:41 · SAC 121-120 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Jones bad pass
Q4 1:52 · SAC 107-106 PHX
- Missed FT
Damian Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:01 · SAC 107-106 PHX
- Missed FT
Damian Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:15 · SAC 122-124 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- Lead
Devin Booker hit a 19-foot two point shot
Q4 0:08 · SAC 108-110 PHX
- Lead
JaVale McGee hit a layup
OT 4:46 · SAC 110-112 PHX
- Winner
Landry Shamet hit a 24-foot three jumper, Torrey Craig with the assist
OT 0:31 · SAC 121-123 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton bad pass
Q4 1:39 · SAC 107-106 PHX
- Missed FT
JaVale McGee misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 2:48 · SAC 116-118 PHX
- Missed FT
Mikal Bridges misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:17 · SAC 121-123 PHX
📊The numbers
| SAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
