⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their nine- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 58
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Collins offensive foul
Q4 0:11 · UTAH 112-119 PHX
- Turnover
John Collins turnover
Q4 0:11 · UTAH 112-119 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q2 8:49 · UTAH 32-49 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyus Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · UTAH 109-117 PHX
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · UTAH 112-118 PHX
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · UTAH 112-120 PHX
📊The numbers
| UTAH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 15 | Threes made | 18 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 11 |
