⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten- Won the glass, 65 rebounds to 53
- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen
- A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up
Q3 10:39 · PHX 57-54 ORL
- Go-ahead
Grayson Allen hit a 26-foot three jumper, Jalen Green with the assist
2OT 3:25 · PHX 107-105 ORL
- Winner
Jalen Green hit a 24-foot three jumper, Royce O'Neale with the assist
2OT 0:00 · PHX 113-110 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Grayson Allen lost ball turnover
Q4 0:59 · PHX 96-94 ORL
- Missed FT
Jalen Green misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:27 · PHX 96-96 ORL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
2OT 0:05 · PHX 110-107 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:21 · PHX 91-88 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q4 2:25 · PHX 96-101 ORL
- Ties it
Jevon Carter hit a 25-foot three jumper, Tristan da Silva with the assist
2OT 0:02 · PHX 110-110 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Bane lost ball turnover
Q4 0:12 · PHX 96-96 ORL
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero bad pass turnover
OT 4:28 · PHX 96-96 ORL
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero bad pass turnover
OT 1:28 · PHX 101-101 ORL
📊The numbers
| PHX | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 15 |
