⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their twelve- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 44
- Won the second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to eight
- Made six threes to their thirteen
- Went cold from three, six of 22
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 dragged them back level
Q2 8:16 · PHX 40-40 UTAH
- Steal
Deandre Ayton stole it from Collin Sexton
Q4 0:53 · PHX 113-110 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Collin Sexton bad pass
Q4 0:53 · PHX 113-110 UTAH
📊The numbers
| PHX | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
