⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their seventeen
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up in the first quarter
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up
Q1 5:39 · PHX 24-11 SA
- Lead
Shawn Marion hit a layup, Steve Nash with the assist
Q4 2:14 · PHX 81-79 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Jones offensive foul (Bruce Bowen draws the foul)
Q4 4:56 · PHX 79-74 SA
- Turnover
Raja Bell bad pass
Q4 2:49 · PHX 79-77 SA
- Turnover
Leandro Barbosa bad pass
Q4 1:07 · PHX 81-81 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 5:03 · PHX 79-79 SA
- Ties it
Tony Parker hit a 19-foot jumper, Bruce Bowen with the assist
Q4 2:29 · PHX 79-79 SA
- Winner
Bruce Bowen hit a 23-foot three jumper, Tony Parker with the assist
Q4 0:36 · PHX 81-84 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili offensive foul (Raja Bell draws the foul)
Q4 1:31 · PHX 81-81 SA
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili turnover
Q4 1:31 · PHX 81-81 SA
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 1:07 · PHX 81-81 SA
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
