⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their sixteen- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the first quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 9:00 · PHX 30-30 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 3:44 · PHX 41-35 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 0:40 · PHX 52-41 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 1:21 · PHX 21-30 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 4:24 · PHX 59-63 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 5:56 · PHX 71-78 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David Robinson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:20 · PHX 79-84 SA
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson Lost Ball. Stolen by Amare Stoudemire.
Q4 0:19 · PHX 79-85 SA
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:03 · PHX 82-86 SA
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 16 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
