⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their thirteen- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 56
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q2 5:05 · SA 58-45 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q4 7:28 · SA 92-82 PHX
- Steal
George Hill stole it from Grant Hill
Q4 0:06 · SA 103-98 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Ime Udoka double technical foul
Q4 11:10 · SA 78-76 PHX
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 4:56 · SA 90-82 PHX
- Missed FT
Michael Finley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · SA 102-98 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 6:58 · SA 65-62 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash lost ball
Q4 4:41 · SA 90-82 PHX
- Turnover
Grant Hill bad pass
Q4 0:06 · SA 103-98 PHX
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
