⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. 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, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the first quarter
Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 29
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q1 10:52 · GS 18-6 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q2 0:53 · GS 81-63 PHX
- Steal
Baron Davis stole it from Marcus Banks
Q4 1:00 · GS 122-116 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Baron Davis bad pass
Q4 0:12 · GS 124-116 PHX

Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q1 2:05 · GS 42-30 PHX
- Steal
Kurt Thomas stole it from Baron Davis
Q4 0:12 · GS 124-116 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Nash technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:30 · GS 89-73 PHX
- Turnover
Marcus Banks lost ball
Q4 1:00 · GS 122-116 PHX
📊The numbers
| GS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 32 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |









