⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36- Made eleven threes to their twenty
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 3:22 · PHX 116-115 PHI
- Go-ahead
Kevin Durant hit a 14-foot step back jumper
Q4 1:00 · PHX 116-115 PHI
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a driving layup
Q4 0:24 · PHX 118-116 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic bad pass
Q4 4:34 · PHX 106-113 PHI
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 2:55 · PHX 110-115 PHI
- Turnover
Devin Booker bad pass
Q4 2:25 · PHX 110-115 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 10:40 · PHX 32-38 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 2:43 · PHX 58-61 PHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 6:26 · PHX 104-113 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Guerschon Yabusele traveling
Q4 2:04 · PHX 110-115 PHI
- Turnover
Kelly Oubre Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 1:40 · PHX 112-115 PHI
- Missed FT
Tyrese Maxey misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:49 · PHX 116-116 PHI
📊The numbers
| PHX | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 20 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
