⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 44- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter
- Burned in transition, 18 fast break points to 30
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:45 · GS 10-3 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 11:48 · GS 39-31 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 5:00 · GS 107-101 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy offensive foul (Raja Bell draws the foul)
Q4 2:15 · GS 107-105 PHX
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy turnover
Q4 2:15 · GS 107-105 PHX
- Missed FT
Baron Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:15 · GS 108-108 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 1:27 · GS 68-68 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 8:52 · GS 72-77 PHX
- Lead
Raja Bell hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:23 · GS 107-108 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 4:41 · GS 101-101 PHX
- Missed FT
Raja Bell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:23 · GS 107-108 PHX
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · GS 108-108 PHX
📊The numbers
| GS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
