⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first 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 Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 16-8 off them- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 45
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 9:12 · PHX 18-9 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 2:32 · PHX 35-19 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 5:54 · PHX 112-102 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 4:06 · PHX 85-82 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Suggs bad pass
Q4 2:07 · PHX 110-102 ORL
📊The numbers
| PHX | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
