⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 44
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 8:29 · PHX 9-8 SA
- Steal
Steve Nash stole it from Tim Duncan
Q4 0:36 · PHX 86-82 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · PHX 88-84 SA
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · PHX 88-84 SA
- Missed FT
Raja Bell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · PHX 90-86 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:52 · PHX 0-8 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses technical free throw
Q1 5:52 · PHX 9-8 SA
- Missed FT
Michael Finley misses technical free throw
Q3 5:20 · PHX 53-50 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
Q4 0:36 · PHX 86-82 SA
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
