⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 4- A 15-0 run took them from 11 down to 4 up in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 10:18 · SA 34-38 PHX
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 11 down to 4 up
Q2 0:47 · SA 65-61 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 11:38 · SA 90-73 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:15 · SA 96-91 PHX
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 0:22 · SA 101-93 PHX
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · SA 101-96 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:41 · SA 2-9 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 6:54 · SA 8-19 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 4:26 · SA 96-91 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw traveling
Q4 1:59 · SA 97-91 PHX
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
