⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 22-11 off them- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 37 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 took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 9:35 · PHX 12-6 NY
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q3 5:47 · PHX 92-80 NY
- Winner
Devin Booker hit a 16-foot step back jumper
Q4 2:00 · PHX 103-101 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker bad pass turnover
Q4 2:35 · PHX 101-101 NY
- Missed FT
Oso Ighodaro misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · PHX 106-103 NY
- Missed FT
Oso Ighodaro misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · PHX 106-103 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Steal
Miles McBride stole it from Devin Booker
Q4 2:35 · PHX 101-101 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:34 · PHX 103-101 NY
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:13 · PHX 106-103 NY
- Missed FT
OG Anunoby misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:02 · PHX 110-106 NY
📊The numbers
| PHX | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 16 | Threes made | 16 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
