⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 37- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 15
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 8:19 · PHX 22-8 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 11:36 · PHX 69-55 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 36
Q4 9:58 · PHX 121-85 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Dario Saric technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:57 · PHX 30-18 OKC
- Technical
Mark Daigneault technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:00 · PHX 59-49 OKC
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 20 | Threes made | 15 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
