⏱️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 second 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, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of nineteen from three
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
- Lead
Kurt Thomas hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:55 · SA 83-82 PHX
- Ties it
Kurt Thomas hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:55 · SA 82-82 PHX
- Winner
Tony Parker hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:25 · SA 86-85 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:25 · SA 85-85 PHX
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · SA 89-87 PHX
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · SA 91-87 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 6:05 · SA 60-62 PHX
- Ties it
Steve Nash hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 1:59 · SA 85-85 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash lost ball
Q4 1:31 · SA 85-85 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 1:14 · SA 86-85 PHX
- Turnover
Boris Diaw bad pass
Q4 0:39 · SA 86-85 PHX
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
