⏱️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
▲ PHX better than we expected
-6Q115-21
+5Q222-21
+4Q320-18
+7Q437-27
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 38- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 24
Key battles
25Offensive rebounds8
1Blocks4
12Turnovers21
11Assists16
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Smith missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 9:33 · PHX 0-0 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Bad Pass
Q4 4:43 · PHX 37-29 SA
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 25 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 11 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
