⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 25- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 34
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 18
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 8:52 · PHX 14-12 BKN
- Steal
Deandre Ayton stole it from Joe Harris
Q4 2:39 · PHX 107-102 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bismack Biyombo misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 0:41 · PHX 94-72 BKN
- Missed FT
Damion Lee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · PHX 113-110 BKN
- Missed FT
Mikal Bridges misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · PHX 115-112 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12
Q3 6:58 · PHX 81-69 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 9:58 · PHX 99-86 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 6:05 · PHX 103-98 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Harris bad pass
Q4 2:39 · PHX 107-102 BKN
- Missed FT
Nic Claxton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · PHX 115-112 BKN
- Missed FT
Nic Claxton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · PHX 115-112 BKN
📊The numbers
| PHX | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
