⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter but fell behind it by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better 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, four of 29 from three- Lost the glass, 52 rebounds to 72
A 14-0 run took them from 13 down to 1 up 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.
Warriors
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 13 down to 1 up
Q3 0:07 · GS 82-81 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 4:35 · GS 92-85 PHX
- Lead
Speedy Claxton made 18 ft jumper.
OT 4:31 · GS 96-94 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Speedy Claxton Bad Pass. Stolen by Shawn Marion.
Q4 0:59 · GS 94-92 PHX
- Turnover
Speedy Claxton Bad Pass
Q4 0:01 · GS 94-94 PHX
- Turnover
Jason Richardson Lost Ball. Stolen by Steve Nash.
OT 1:27 · GS 102-98 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:44 · GS 10-16 PHX
- Winner
Jim Jackson made 4 ft jumper. Assisted by Amare Stoudemire.
OT 0:19 · GS 102-103 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
OT 0:53 · GS 102-106 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson Offensive Foul. His 4th Personal Foul.
OT 4:43 · GS 94-94 PHX
- Turnover
Joe Johnson Turnover
OT 4:43 · GS 94-94 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash Bad Pass. Stolen by Mike Dunleavy.
OT 1:23 · GS 102-98 PHX
📊The numbers
| GS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 81 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 31 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
