⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 6:15 · PHX 14-12 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 2:55 · PHX 82-74 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash Bad Pass. Stolen by Robert Horry.
Q4 2:36 · PHX 102-110 SA
- Turnover
Steve Nash Bad Pass
Q4 1:40 · PHX 104-112 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 1:31 · PHX 16-24 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 1:15 · PHX 82-85 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · PHX 114-120 SA
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · PHX 114-120 SA
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:08 · PHX 114-120 SA
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
