⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 35 from three
- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 45
- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 0:50 · GS 41-37 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q4 3:59 · GS 123-116 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Baron Davis missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 3:32 · GS 53-62 PHX
- Turnover
Adonal Foyle Bad Pass. Stolen by Amare Stoudemire.
Q4 1:38 · GS 123-116 PHX
- Turnover
Mickael Pietrus Offensive Goaltending
Q4 0:29 · GS 127-119 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 10:51 · GS 6-12 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 3:15 · GS 28-35 PHX
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q2 7:54 · GS 48-56 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Richardson.
Q4 3:20 · GS 114-116 PHX
📊The numbers
| GS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 18 | Threes made | 12 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 24 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 32 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
