⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 84 points inside to 52- A 19-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 22 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 6:56 · GS 25-21 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:20 · GS 72-74 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:00 · GS 44-57 PHX
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 3:54 · GS 87-101 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 8:19 · GS 16-21 PHX
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 22
Q3 6:13 · GS 87-109 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q4 10:00 · GS 104-132 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 62% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 40 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 84 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 56 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
