⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 5
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
- Ties it
Amare Stoudemire hit a 9-foot two point shot
Q4 2:58 · PHX 85-85 SA
- Winner
Amare Stoudemire hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:29 · PHX 86-85 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 3:40 · PHX 88-85 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 3:55 · PHX 80-85 SA
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:29 · PHX 85-85 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 2:15 · PHX 22-28 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 0:00 · PHX 69-75 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses technical free throw
Q4 5:03 · PHX 80-85 SA
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 3:46 · PHX 80-85 SA
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:13 · PHX 83-85 SA
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
