⏱️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
▲ PHX better than we expected
-4Q127-29
+4Q235-29
0Q328-28
+8Q430-23
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 40- Made seven threes to their fourteen
Key battles
7Threes made14
62Points in the paint40
13Free throws made21
8Offensive rebounds13
🏀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 took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 9:00 · PHX 43-39 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 5:30 · PHX 84-80 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 33 | Assists | 23 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
