⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 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
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 42 from three- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 50
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 9:29 · PHX 12-2 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 6:57 · PHX 54-38 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q4 7:38 · PHX 102-88 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 11:08 · PHX 67-66 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
