⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 31- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 14
- A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their fourteen
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q4 5:00 · PHX 109-113 SAC
- Ties it
Eric Gordon hit a 23-foot three jumper, Kevin Durant with the assist
Q4 0:45 · PHX 115-115 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 1:27 · PHX 117-115 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:51 · PHX 109-115 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 10:37 · PHX 31-49 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 9:52 · PHX 87-109 SAC
- Ties it
De'Aaron Fox hit a 9-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 0:19 · PHX 117-117 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malik Monk out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:37 · PHX 109-115 SAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 17 | Threes made | 18 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 32 | Assists | 34 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
