⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fourteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 30-11 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 6
- A 18-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 27 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 10:04 · PHX 10-4 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 3:44 · PHX 31-19 UTAH
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 27
Q2 0:55 · PHX 77-50 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Drew Eubanks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:25 · PHX 20-16 UTAH
- Technical
Josh Okogie flopping technical foul
Q3 4:42 · PHX 91-63 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 0:10 · PHX 37-32 UTAH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Talen Horton-Tucker flagrant foul type 1
Q3 9:04 · PHX 72-50 UTAH
- Technical
Will Hardy technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:09 · PHX 95-68 UTAH
📊The numbers
| PHX | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
