⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jim Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Robert Horry.
Q4 1:54 · PHX 90-95 SA
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:35 · PHX 91-97 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 7:07 · PHX 56-69 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili Bad Pass. Stolen by Jim Jackson.
Q4 0:26 · PHX 91-97 SA
- Missed FT
Bruce Bowen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · PHX 93-99 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:10 · PHX 93-101 SA
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
