⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 31-9 off them- A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the first quarter
A 15-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 3 in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 10:15 · PHX 12-2 OKC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 3
Q3 4:45 · PHX 83-86 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 0:52 · PHX 91-89 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:02 · PHX 105-113 OKC
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic bad pass
Q4 1:27 · PHX 110-117 OKC
- Turnover
Bradley Beal bad pass
Q4 0:33 · PHX 110-117 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q1 1:28 · PHX 24-33 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q2 3:41 · PHX 42-60 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 6:09 · PHX 103-111 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · PHX 110-117 OKC
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Steals | 16 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
