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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suns | 41 | 34 | 27 | 29 | 131 |
 Jazz | 38 | 37 | 24 | 29 | 128 |
PHXTeam statsUTA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 45-8652.3% | 18-3354.5% | 23-2688.5% | 36 | 35 | 8 |
| UTA | 43-8550.6% | 16-3644.4% | 26-3183.9% | 39 | 27 | 8 |
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Phoenix Suns131| 33 | 38 | 15-22 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +17.2 | |||||
| 33 | 14 | 5-12 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −3.3 | |||||||
| 32 | 24 | 7-15 | 2-3 | 8-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +8.5 | |||||
| 30 | 10 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −4.4 | ||||
| 23 | 15 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 7-7 | 0 | −2 | +1.5 | |||||||
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| 21 | 11 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +1.9 | |||
| 20 | 7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | +9 | +1.9 | ||||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −2.0 | |||||
| 13 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −4.8 | |||||
| 11 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +0.7 | |||
| 10 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.3 | ||||
| Team | 131 | 45-8652.3% | 18-3354.5% | 36 | 35 | 8 | 22 | 23-2688.5% | 5 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 30 points on 11 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Chimezie Metu, Saben Lee, Bol Bol and Udoka Azubuike (coach’s decision).
Utah Jazz128| 40 | 21 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 10-12 | 0 | +1 | 0.0 | |||||
| 36 | 37 | 14-26 | 5-10 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +11.8 | |||||
| 35 | 15 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | −7 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 29 | 15 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 25 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | +2.1 | |||||
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| 20 | 8 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −6 | +1.1 | ||||||
| 20 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +3.5 | ||||||
| 19 | 9 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 15 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.5 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team | 128 | 43-8550.6% | 16-3644.4% | 39 | 27 | 8 | 23 | 26-3183.9% | 10 | 3 | 10 | |||
Bench 32 points on 11 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Taylor Hendricks, Omer Yurtseven, Brice Sensabaugh and Luka Samanic (coach’s decision).
Suns131Jazz128ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Kevin Durant scored 38 points, and the Phoenix Suns went on a 15-4 run in the third quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 131-128.
The Jazz went on a 14-5 run to lead 93-87 with 5:14 left in the third quarter. Drew Eubanks’ corner 3-pointer put the Suns ahead for good with 1:49 left in the quarter. They took a 102-97 lead with 8.3 seconds left in the quarter and led by as many as 9 in the fourth quarter.
The Jazz got within 126-125 on John Collins’ 2 free throws with 39 seconds to play, but Durant answered with a pull-up 3-pointer.
During clutch time, the Suns outscored the Jazz 9-5. Durant scored 7 of the Suns’ 9 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Devin Booker had 24 points and a career-high 15 assists. Durant and Booker set each other up for 8 baskets and 20 points, 4 of them 3-pointers.
For the Jazz, Jordan Clarkson scored 37 points with 5 3-pointers, and Lauri Markkanen added 21 points.
The Suns shot 52.3% from the field and 54.5% from 3 to the Jazz’s 50.6% and 44.4%. The Jazz forced 9 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Suns outscored the Jazz 23-12 in 8 minutes with Booker, Bates-Diop, Eubanks, Little and Goodwin on the floor together. Collins fouled out.
Phoenix SunsUtah JazzPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
108 points from the field on 86 shots: 19.0 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 11-15 | 73.3% | 66% |
| In the paint | 10-24 | 41.7% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 6-14 | 42.9% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-7 | 57.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-26 | 53.8% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen | 32 | 22 | 9-12 | +8 |
| Ochai Agbaji | 14 | 8 | 3-5 | +2 |
| John Collins | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Keyonte George | 6 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 6 | 3-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 43 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 31 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochai Agbaji | 16 | 3 | 1-3 | −4 |
| Collin Sexton | 13 | 0 | 0-5 | −6 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| John Collins | 7 | 7 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 25 | 17 | 6-9 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Collins | 24 | 2 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Ochai Agbaji | 6 | 6 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 11 | 4-4 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 49 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
UTA win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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UTA
Highest Leverage Moments
Durant 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (38 PTS)
Q4 0:19
33.2%
37→4
Clarkson 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (34 PTS)
Q4 1:42
22.8%
15→37
Clarkson 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (31 PTS)
Q4 4:44
13.6%
14→27
Durant 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Booker 3 AST)
Q1 9:07
13.5%
40→27
Clarkson 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (16 PTS)
Q2 0:08
13.3%
49→62
