⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 25- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 40
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9 in the third quarter
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malik Rose missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:14 · SA 84-78 PHX
- Turnover
Emanuel Ginobili Bad Pass. Stolen by Casey Jacobsen.
Q4 1:59 · SA 84-78 PHX
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:44 · SA 88-83 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9
Q3 10:22 · SA 55-46 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:55 · SA 86-80 PHX
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:55 · SA 86-80 PHX
- Missed FT
Casey Jacobsen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:34 · SA 91-83 PHX
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
