⏱️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
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 25-15 off them- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 48
- Made five threes to their thirteen
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 6:01 · PHX 23-14 BKN
- Ties it
Mark Williams hit a 11-foot two point shot
Q4 1:53 · PHX 100-100 BKN
- Ties it
Grayson Allen hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 1:39 · PHX 102-102 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Grayson Allen bad pass turnover
Q4 5:00 · PHX 93-91 BKN
- Missed FT
Grayson Allen misses technical free throw
Q4 1:14 · PHX 104-102 BKN
- Turnover
Grayson Allen bad pass turnover
Q4 0:58 · PHX 104-102 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 4:20 · PHX 23-22 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:59 · PHX 91-89 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 5:18 · PHX 93-97 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Porter Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 1:26 · PHX 102-102 BKN
- Turnover
Terance Mann lost ball turnover
Q4 1:14 · PHX 104-102 BKN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:34 · PHX 104-102 BKN
📊The numbers
| PHX | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 13 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
