⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 6
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 5 down to 4 up
Q3 11:03 · PHX 59-55 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 1:19 · PHX 103-87 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shawn Marion lost ball
Q4 4:50 · PHX 88-84 SA
- Missed FT
Boris Diaw misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:45 · PHX 89-84 SA
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire offensive foul (Bruce Bowen draws the foul)
Q4 4:07 · PHX 95-86 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:38 · PHX 0-9 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:39 · PHX 65-64 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball
Q4 4:18 · PHX 89-84 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:38 · PHX 95-87 SA
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
