⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 33- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 9:27 · PHX 73-77 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:45 · PHX 83-91 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:48 · PHX 0-8 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 6:58 · PHX 4-19 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 3:08 · PHX 33-49 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nick Van Exel Lost Ball. Stolen by Stephon Marbury.
Q4 1:30 · PHX 82-89 GS
📊The numbers
| PHX | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
