⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of fifteen from three- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 33
- Ran them off the floor, 12 fast break points to 0
- A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 8:06 · PHX 16-6 SA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q1 3:32 · PHX 34-15 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Iakovos Tsakalidis Double Technical Foul. Tim Duncan gains possession.
Q1 6:21 · PHX 16-9 SA
- Turnover
Tom Gugliotta Lost Ball. Stolen by Steve Smith.
Q4 3:42 · PHX 82-77 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
