⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 44
- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the first quarter
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 19
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 5:50 · SA 23-17 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 0:14 · SA 47-52 PHX
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Bad Pass. Stolen by Raja Bell.
Q4 2:03 · SA 92-89 PHX
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · SA 97-91 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 10:10 · SA 5-11 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:09 · SA 92-87 PHX
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:09 · SA 92-87 PHX
- Turnover
Jim Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Tony Parker.
Q4 2:40 · SA 92-87 PHX
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
