⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
+3Q120-20
-7Q225-33
0Q327-24
-8Q421-28
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 43
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 22-12 off them
Key battles
4Fast break points10
22Points off turnovers12
9Turnovers17
5Blocks10
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
