⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first 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 Jazz did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their ten- Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 42
- A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20 in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q1 3:28 · PHX 37-17 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q2 8:31 · PHX 53-33 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q4 7:56 · PHX 122-95 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 26
Q3 6:49 · PHX 91-65 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 20
Q3 1:16 · PHX 108-88 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 17 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 30 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
