⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, four turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 19-4 off them- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 43
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 9:18 · SAC 72-74 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 5:38 · SAC 87-77 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Huerter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:26 · SAC 121-115 PHX
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:40 · SAC 127-123 PHX
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:40 · SAC 127-123 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 5:13 · SAC 20-24 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:35 · SAC 65-74 PHX
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:41 · SAC 70-74 PHX
- Turnover
Torrey Craig back court turnover
Q4 0:06 · SAC 133-127 PHX
📊The numbers
| SAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 33 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
