⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 44
- A 21-0 run from level to 21 points up 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q2 5:52 · OKC 41-56 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run from level to 21 points up
Q1 9:49 · OKC 5-26 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 8:39 · OKC 30-53 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 0:00 · OKC 52-75 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 18 | Threes made | 20 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 3 | Free throws made | 3 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 32 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
