⏱️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
▼ CHA 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 Hornets did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, 22 of 39 from three
- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 40
- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
A 16-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 8 in the second 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q1 8:16 · PHX 22-7 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 10:53 · PHX 66-50 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 29
Q4 9:41 · PHX 108-79 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 8
Q2 3:44 · PHX 55-47 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen McDaniels technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:56 · PHX 98-77 CHA
📊The numbers
| PHX | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 22 | Threes made | 6 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 38 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
