⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse 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, 25 free throws to their six- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 29-2 off them
- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to eight
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 20
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
- Ties it
Tony Parker hit a driving layup
Q4 0:39 · SA 97-97 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 1:09 · SA 101-97 PHX
- Winner
Bruce Bowen hit a jumper, Tony Parker with the assist
OT 4:41 · SA 103-101 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · SA 101-100 PHX
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · SA 101-100 PHX
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
OT 3:00 · SA 105-103 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 11:22 · SA 50-58 PHX
- Ties it
Raja Bell hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · SA 101-101 PHX
- Steal
Steve Nash stole it from Tim Duncan
OT 3:00 · SA 105-103 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Leandro Barbosa offensive foul (Manu Ginobili draws the foul)
Q4 0:31 · SA 98-97 PHX
- Turnover
Leandro Barbosa turnover
Q4 0:31 · SA 98-97 PHX
- Turnover
Boris Diaw turnover
OT 4:20 · SA 103-101 PHX
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
