⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 32
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 8:00 · TOR 103-105 PHX
- Winner
RJ Barrett hit a 3-foot driving floating jump shot, Ja'Kobe Walter with the assist
Q4 1:35 · TOR 112-110 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 2:11 · TOR 118-110 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Scottie Barnes offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 4:40 · TOR 103-107 PHX
- Turnover
Scottie Barnes out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:12 · TOR 120-115 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 8:24 · TOR 10-11 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 5:55 · TOR 46-56 PHX
- Go-ahead
Royce O'Neale hit a 27-foot three jumper, Grayson Allen with the assist
Q4 2:36 · TOR 108-110 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker offensive foul
Q4 4:31 · TOR 103-107 PHX
- Turnover
Devin Booker offensive foul turnover
Q4 4:31 · TOR 103-107 PHX
- Turnover
Devin Booker bad pass turnover
Q4 2:54 · TOR 108-107 PHX
📊The numbers
| TOR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 18 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
