⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their fifteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 10:37 · PHX 63-62 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 10:19 · PHX 91-85 GS
- Steal
Goran Dragic stole it from Anthony Tolliver
Q4 1:13 · PHX 103-98 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 3:29 · PHX 98-95 GS
Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ronny Turiaf misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · PHX 103-97 GS
- Turnover
Anthony Tolliver bad pass
Q4 1:13 · PHX 103-98 GS
📊The numbers
| PHX | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
