⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 29 from three- Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 13
- A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 31
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 52
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 2:30 · PHX 40-24 UTAH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q3 8:32 · PHX 94-78 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 37 | Assists | 28 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
