⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 24- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 56
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q3 8:17 · PHX 69-57 MEM
- Steal
Kevin Durant stole it from David Roddy
Q4 0:24 · PHX 113-107 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker bad pass
Q4 0:44 · PHX 113-105 MEM
- Turnover
Devin Booker out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:13 · PHX 115-107 MEM
- Missed FT
Yuta Watanabe misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · PHX 115-109 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Steal
Desmond Bane stole it from Devin Booker
Q4 0:44 · PHX 113-105 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaylen Nowell flopping technical foul
Q1 6:59 · PHX 10-11 MEM
- Turnover
David Roddy bad pass
Q4 0:24 · PHX 113-107 MEM
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:19 · PHX 115-107 MEM
📊The numbers
| PHX | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 14 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
