⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 9:17 · SA 31-25 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 7:18 · SA 75-72 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malik Rose missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 1:31 · SA 16-23 PHX
- Missed FT
Malik Rose missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 0:45 · SA 47-39 PHX
- Turnover
Danny Ferry Bad Pass. Stolen by Shawn Marion.
Q4 2:39 · SA 77-76 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:47 · SA 51-49 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 0:16 · SA 63-68 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Jake Voskuhl Technical Foul
Q2 0:45 · SA 47-39 PHX
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire Offensive Foul
Q4 2:30 · SA 77-76 PHX
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire Foul
Q4 2:30 · SA 77-76 PHX
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 6% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
