⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 18-5 off them- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 51
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Frank Vogel technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:38 · PHX 45-44 OKC
- Turnover
Bradley Beal traveling
Q4 5:00 · PHX 95-96 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball turnover
Q4 4:44 · PHX 95-96 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q4 5:21 · PHX 95-106 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Giddey bad pass
Q4 4:49 · PHX 95-96 OKC
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:32 · PHX 95-97 OKC
- Missed FT
Luguentz Dort misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:19 · PHX 99-106 OKC
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
