⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 52- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 56
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 6:52 · PHX 19-9 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q2 5:06 · PHX 57-30 MEM
- Steal
Dario Saric stole it from Steven Adams
Q4 0:01 · PHX 112-110 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 2:25 · PHX 107-100 MEM
- Turnover
Torrey Craig out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:37 · PHX 110-106 MEM
- Turnover
Cameron Johnson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:05 · PHX 112-110 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q3 2:04 · PHX 87-72 MEM
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q4 8:24 · PHX 98-91 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 3:39 · PHX 107-101 MEM
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Dillon Brooks flagrant foul type 1
Q2 2:19 · PHX 57-31 MEM
- Missed FT
Ziaire Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:21 · PHX 107-100 MEM
- Turnover
Steven Adams bad pass
Q4 0:01 · PHX 112-110 MEM
📊The numbers
| PHX | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
