⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 39- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 34
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 8 down to 1 up
Q2 8:36 · SA 46-45 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 6:48 · SA 81-60 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 28
Q3 0:43 · SA 97-69 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 6:43 · SA 20-23 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
