⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 23-13 off them- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 44
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
Q2 7:45 · PHX 45-40 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q4 8:39 · PHX 114-90 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 28
Q4 2:42 · PHX 129-101 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul
Q1 8:52 · PHX 7-6 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 0:13 · PHX 32-35 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses technical free throw
Q1 8:52 · PHX 7-4 SAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
