⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 24 from three
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 1:20 · GS 28-23 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nick Van Exel missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 10:00 · GS 50-54 PHX
- Missed FT
Nick Van Exel missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:46 · GS 92-97 PHX
- Missed FT
Nick Van Exel missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:46 · GS 92-97 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 0:28 · GS 50-54 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 3:34 · GS 66-75 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Offensive Foul
Q4 4:01 · GS 84-90 PHX
- Turnover
Shawn Marion Offensive Foul
Q4 0:58 · GS 94-99 PHX
- Turnover
Shawn Marion Foul
Q4 0:58 · GS 94-99 PHX
📊The numbers
| GS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
