⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 29-12 off them
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their six
A 15-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 10:22 · SAC 49-34 PHX
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q3 7:37 · SAC 77-68 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q4 8:24 · SAC 110-90 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 2:27 · SAC 61-61 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 0:02 · SAC 93-88 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 64% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 38 | Assists | 23 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
