⏱️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
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 36
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up 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.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 10:16 · BKN 8-3 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 8:19 · BKN 67-65 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:51 · BKN 93-96 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cam Thomas bad pass
Q4 4:32 · BKN 95-102 PHX
- Turnover
Dru Smith bad pass
Q4 4:18 · BKN 95-102 PHX
- Missed FT
Cam Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · BKN 112-114 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 1:45 · BKN 51-57 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 10:12 · BKN 55-65 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 0:05 · BKN 81-92 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Torrey Craig bad pass
Q4 0:28 · BKN 105-111 PHX
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · BKN 109-112 PHX
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · BKN 109-112 PHX
📊The numbers
| BKN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
