⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 7:58 · SA 15-8 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 5:03 · SA 62-50 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:04 · SA 85-79 PHX
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:04 · SA 85-79 PHX
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:06 · SA 85-81 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 3:24 · SA 85-81 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 0:55 · SA 86-81 PHX
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
