⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:16 · PHX 8-0 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 2:59 · PHX 54-47 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jusuf Nurkic and Malik Monk
Q4 11:08 · PHX 71-86 SAC
- Flagrant
Jusuf Nurkic flagrant foul type 1
Q4 6:08 · PHX 90-96 SAC
- Flagrant
Devin Booker flagrant foul type 1
Q4 4:37 · PHX 96-103 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 10:16 · PHX 61-60 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Malik Monk and Jusuf Nurkic
Q4 11:08 · PHX 71-86 SAC
- Missed FT
Domantas Sabonis misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 4:37 · PHX 96-103 SAC
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:13 · PHX 96-104 SAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
