⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher 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, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 25
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 5:33 · PHX 52-46 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:41 · PHX 99-105 SA
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal bad pass
Q4 0:44 · PHX 104-109 SA
- Turnover
Grant Hill bad pass
Q4 0:25 · PHX 104-112 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 9:19 · PHX 38-43 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 2:03 · PHX 54-57 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 3:51 · PHX 79-84 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Duncan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:10 · PHX 49-46 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:58 · PHX 99-104 SA
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 38 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
