⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 10 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
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their eighteen
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 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 9:48 · PHX 64-66 SAC
- Ties it
Devin Booker hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:03 · PHX 111-111 SAC
- Lead
Bradley Beal hit a layup
OT 4:22 · PHX 113-111 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:51 · PHX 110-107 SAC
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 2:46 · PHX 114-119 SAC
- Turnover
Grayson Allen bad pass
OT 2:12 · PHX 114-121 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 7:22 · PHX 95-94 SAC
- Go-ahead
Keegan Murray hit a tip shot
Q4 0:04 · PHX 110-111 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
OT 4:09 · PHX 113-119 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan lost ball turnover
Q4 4:11 · PHX 101-97 SAC
- Missed FT
Domantas Sabonis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:09 · PHX 109-107 SAC
- Turnover
Trey Lyles bad pass
OT 2:11 · PHX 114-121 SAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 18 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
