⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of fifteen from three- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 37
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 28
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 21-11 off them
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 7:11 · PHX 20-10 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 5:05 · PHX 74-66 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash Lost Ball. Stolen by Tony Parker.
Q4 3:27 · PHX 99-94 SA
- Turnover
Steve Nash Bad Pass
Q4 2:05 · PHX 103-98 SA
- Turnover
Steve Nash Bad Pass
Q4 0:33 · PHX 107-101 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 7:05 · PHX 43-36 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Massenburg missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 7:56 · PHX 91-86 SA
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
