⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their fifteen- Shot well above their usual, 23 of 48 from three
- A 17-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 33 in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 56
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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 2-point lead to 10
Q2 4:44 · PHX 49-39 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 6:27 · PHX 77-60 CLE
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 33
Q3 0:28 · PHX 112-79 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Grayson Allen misses technical free throw
Q1 4:10 · PHX 21-22 CLE
- Technical
Dillon Brooks flopping technical foul
Q3 0:28 · PHX 95-78 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 23
Q4 8:52 · PHX 112-89 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenny Atkinson technical foul
Q1 4:10 · PHX 21-22 CLE
- Technical
Donovan Mitchell technical foul
Q3 12:00 · PHX 52-47 CLE
- Technical
De'Andre Hunter technical foul
Q3 2:20 · PHX 88-69 CLE
📊The numbers
| PHX | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 23 | Threes made | 15 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 31 | Assists | 34 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 34 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 36 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
