⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 30
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 6:34 · PHX 19-13 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:21 · PHX 24-23 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 1:51 · PHX 27-31 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 3:32 · PHX 51-59 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
