⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
-5Q120-24
+6Q223-18
+4Q328-23
-15Q418-33
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, nine of seventeen from three
- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen
Key battles
17%Three-point accuracy53%
2Threes made9
7Steals12
10Blocks6
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 9 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
