⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 31 from three- Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 24
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 50
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 72
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:08 · PHX 65-67 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 4:37 · PHX 87-87 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 0:54 · PHX 97-92 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:06 · PHX 111-112 SAC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball turnover
Q4 1:15 · PHX 119-116 SAC
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · PHX 126-123 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 10:59 · PHX 65-76 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q4 8:10 · PHX 108-110 SAC
- Go-ahead
Malik Monk hit a alley oop layup, De'Aaron Fox with the assist
Q4 2:49 · PHX 115-116 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 7:03 · PHX 108-100 SAC
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover
Q4 2:22 · PHX 117-116 SAC
- Turnover
Malik Monk bad pass
Q4 1:55 · PHX 119-116 SAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
