⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 10 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
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 5:59 · PHX 79-84 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q4 11:04 · PHX 101-94 SAC
- Winner
Dillon Brooks hit a free throw 1 of 3
Q4 1:03 · PHX 111-110 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 4:11 · PHX 106-102 SAC
- Turnover
Devin Booker turnover
Q4 1:39 · PHX 110-108 SAC
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · PHX 115-111 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 7:59 · PHX 10-16 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 5:39 · PHX 40-59 SAC
- Ties it
Malik Monk hit a 10-foot pullup jump shot, Dennis Schroder with the assist
Q4 1:17 · PHX 110-110 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:36 · PHX 106-104 SAC
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:56 · PHX 113-111 SAC
- Missed FT
Dylan Cardwell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · PHX 118-113 SAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
