⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, 22 of 41 from three
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the first 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 cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q1 2:54 · PHX 28-33 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 5:11 · PHX 86-79 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 10:02 · PHX 112-98 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kevin Durant flagrant foul type 1
Q4 7:06 · PHX 113-102 ATL
- Turnover
Bradley Beal steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:29 · PHX 115-110 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q1 7:46 · PHX 11-25 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 9:44 · PHX 70-72 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 1:57 · PHX 94-93 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dejounte Murray misses free throw flagrant 1 of 3
Q4 7:06 · PHX 113-102 ATL
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray turnover
Q4 3:26 · PHX 117-110 ATL
- Flagrant
Dejounte Murray flagrant foul type 1
Q4 3:26 · PHX 117-110 ATL
📊The numbers
| PHX | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 22 | Threes made | 12 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
