⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made 24 threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, 24 of 43 from three
- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 44
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:25 · PHX 12-7 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q1 3:16 · PHX 34-15 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 3:12 · PHX 93-75 SAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Mason Plumlee flagrant foul type 2
Q3 5:47 · PHX 78-69 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q2 4:14 · PHX 54-52 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 24 | Threes made | 8 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 38 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
