⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up in the third quarter- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 47
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 9:52 · NY 13-6 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 5:02 · NY 49-42 PHX
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up
Q3 8:00 · NY 75-65 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul
Q4 8:50 · NY 83-84 PHX
- Turnover
OG Anunoby bad pass turnover
Q4 1:08 · NY 97-104 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q2 10:47 · NY 31-36 PHX
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up
Q3 3:57 · NY 77-82 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 8:11 · NY 87-95 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mark Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · NY 97-104 PHX
- Missed FT
Mark Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · NY 97-104 PHX
📊The numbers
| NY | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
