⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- They went cold, five of 23 from three
- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 21
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shawn Marion Lost Ball. Stolen by Jason Richardson.
Q4 3:48 · PHX 90-98 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 2:05 · PHX 23-28 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q4 6:58 · PHX 90-100 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Baron Davis Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 4:52 · PHX 42-44 GS
📊The numbers
| PHX | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
