⏱️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
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 29-9 off them- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 54
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 9:22 · PHX 15-2 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Louis Amundson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:24 · PHX 76-77 GS
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal offensive foul (Ronny Turiaf draws the foul)
Q4 4:13 · PHX 103-101 GS
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal turnover
Q4 4:13 · PHX 103-101 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 0:00 · PHX 59-63 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:03 · PHX 103-101 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Maggette offensive foul (Grant Hill draws the foul)
Q4 2:06 · PHX 109-103 GS
- Turnover
Corey Maggette turnover
Q4 2:06 · PHX 109-103 GS
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford offensive foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)
Q4 1:38 · PHX 109-103 GS
📊The numbers
| PHX | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
