⏱️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
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:13 · SAC 13-7 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:00 · SAC 92-94 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 7:43 · SAC 104-101 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Huerter misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:23 · SAC 106-108 PHX
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox bad pass
Q4 1:35 · SAC 110-117 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 2:44 · SAC 24-29 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 0:02 · SAC 64-70 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 2:52 · SAC 110-120 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:41 · SAC 19-17 PHX
- Turnover
Mikal Bridges lost ball turnover
Q4 0:37 · SAC 115-120 PHX
📊The numbers
| SAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Assists | 26 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
