⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of eighteen from three- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 13
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 1:14 · SA 59-52 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker Out of Bounds
Q4 3:51 · SA 94-100 PHX
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:24 · SA 95-102 PHX
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Bad Pass. Stolen by Amare Stoudemire.
Q4 1:10 · SA 103-106 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 6:28 · SA 38-40 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 6:24 · SA 69-78 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shawn Marion Bad Pass. Stolen by Bruce Bowen.
Q4 4:01 · SA 94-100 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash Offensive Foul. His 3rd Personal Foul.
Q4 3:11 · SA 95-102 PHX
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:10 · SA 103-106 PHX
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
