⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 2:03 · SA 70-69 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:08 · SA 94-94 PHX
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball
Q4 2:36 · SA 94-97 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 6:52 · SA 32-34 PHX
- Winner
Amare Stoudemire hit a 9-foot jumper, Steve Nash with the assist
Q4 2:53 · SA 94-96 PHX
- Steal
Raja Bell stole it from Tim Duncan
Q4 2:36 · SA 94-97 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul
Q2 1:07 · SA 43-46 PHX
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
