⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, five of eighteen from three- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their four
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
Q3 0:48 · PHX 72-62 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 11:03 · PHX 0-0 SA
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:32 · PHX 88-83 SA
- Turnover
Joe Johnson Lost Ball. Stolen by Speedy Claxton.
Q4 1:01 · PHX 88-83 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 0:23 · PHX 43-44 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Speedy Claxton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:01 · PHX 88-84 SA
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:35 · PHX 88-84 SA
- Missed FT
Speedy Claxton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · PHX 90-85 SA
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
