⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 33 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 3:33 · UTAH 66-66 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:54 · UTAH 123-124 PHX
- Steal
Keyonte George stole it from Eric Gordon
Q4 1:19 · UTAH 123-124 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keyonte George lost ball turnover
Q4 3:26 · UTAH 115-121 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 10:28 · UTAH 42-51 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 2:25 · UTAH 95-99 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:27 · UTAH 118-124 PHX
- Turnover
Eric Gordon bad pass
Q4 1:19 · UTAH 123-124 PHX
📊The numbers
| UTAH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 16 | Threes made | 18 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 35 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
