⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their twenty
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 7:16 · GS 58-49 PHX
- Winner
Earl Boykins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:22 · GS 87-86 PHX
- Ties it
Earl Boykins made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:22 · GS 86-86 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison Offensive Foul
Q4 1:35 · GS 85-83 PHX
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison Foul
Q4 1:35 · GS 85-83 PHX
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:28 · GS 89-88 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 3:40 · GS 11-17 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q4 3:41 · GS 85-86 PHX
- Go-ahead
Casey Jacobsen made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Q4 1:27 · GS 85-86 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:12 · GS 87-86 PHX
- Turnover
Anfernee Hardaway Bad Pass. Stolen by Gilbert Arenas.
Q4 0:40 · GS 87-86 PHX
- Turnover
Shawn Marion Bad Pass. Stolen by Gilbert Arenas.
Q4 0:26 · GS 89-88 PHX
📊The numbers
| GS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Steals | 14 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
