⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
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 Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 0
- Lost the glass, 8 rebounds to 19
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
Tim Duncan hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:54 · SA 90-90 PHX
- Go-ahead
Michael Finley hit a 25-foot three jumper, Bruce Bowen with the assist
Q4 1:16 · SA 93-92 PHX
- Go-ahead
Manu Ginobili hit a 7-foot running jumper
Q4 0:28 · SA 95-94 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Finley bad pass
Q4 3:59 · SA 86-85 PHX
- Turnover
Michael Finley bad pass
Q4 0:46 · SA 93-92 PHX
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili lost ball
Q4 0:06 · SA 95-98 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 1:20 · SA 20-30 PHX
- Lead
Shawn Marion hit a running jumper, Raja Bell with the assist
Q4 2:17 · SA 88-90 PHX
- Go-ahead
Grant Hill hit a 14-foot jumper, Steve Nash with the assist
Q4 0:39 · SA 93-94 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire offensive foul (Bruce Bowen draws the foul)
Q4 0:58 · SA 93-92 PHX
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire turnover
Q4 0:58 · SA 93-92 PHX
- Missed FT
Boris Diaw misses free throw
Q4 0:06 · SA 95-98 PHX
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
