⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen
- Went cold from three, seven of 29
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 4:28 · PHX 21-17 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 5:28 · PHX 81-73 DET
- Steal
Devin Booker stole it from Bojan Bogdanovic
Q4 2:21 · PHX 99-97 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cameron Payne misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:45 · PHX 95-93 DET
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:16 · PHX 99-97 DET
- Turnover
Torrey Craig lost ball turnover
Q4 0:30 · PHX 104-100 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 6:52 · PHX 94-93 DET
- Steal
Killian Hayes stole it from Torrey Craig
Q4 0:30 · PHX 104-100 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bojan Bogdanovic lost ball turnover
Q4 2:21 · PHX 99-97 DET
- Missed FT
Alec Burks misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:25 · PHX 102-98 DET
- Turnover
Bojan Bogdanovic lost ball turnover
Q4 0:30 · PHX 104-100 DET
📊The numbers
| PHX | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
