⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 52
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 4:12 · PHX 23-25 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 4:01 · PHX 62-56 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 2:05 · PHX 120-113 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:43 · PHX 0-8 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 0:33 · PHX 62-68 CHA
- Go-ahead
Brandon Miller hit a 27-foot three jumper, LaMelo Ball with the assist
Q4 2:18 · PHX 111-113 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMelo Ball traveling
Q4 3:25 · PHX 109-110 CHA
- Turnover
Mark Williams lost ball turnover
Q4 1:37 · PHX 113-113 CHA
📊The numbers
| PHX | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 17 | Threes made | 15 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 31 | Assists | 30 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
