⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
+3Q125-21
-10Q223-31
-1Q318-17
+11Q424-13
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 26- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fifteen
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
14Blocks5
6Offensive rebounds13
47%Shooting from the field31%
22Turnovers15
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 14 | Blocks | 5 |
