⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 22- A 18-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 24 in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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 2:57 · PHX 31-23 DET
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 24
Q1 0:59 · PHX 49-25 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 35
Q2 1:59 · PHX 76-41 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul
Q1 6:36 · PHX 14-10 DET
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul
Q1 6:36 · PHX 14-11 DET
- Technical
Frank Vogel technical foul
Q1 6:36 · PHX 14-12 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 21
Q3 0:00 · PHX 99-78 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cade Cunningham misses technical free throw
Q1 6:36 · PHX 14-10 DET
- Missed FT
Cade Cunningham misses technical free throw
Q3 4:03 · PHX 92-57 DET
📊The numbers
| PHX | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Steals | 14 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
