⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 40
- A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:43 · SAC 10-6 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 3:24 · SAC 27-19 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 5:44 · SAC 45-46 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul
Q2 1:43 · SAC 48-54 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q2 9:50 · SAC 32-41 PHX
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q3 8:56 · SAC 63-76 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q3 3:25 · SAC 73-90 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 19 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 32 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
