⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
George Hill bad pass
Q4 4:18 · SA 98-94 PHX
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · SA 104-100 PHX
- Turnover
George Hill bad pass
Q4 0:44 · SA 107-105 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 0:33 · SA 21-28 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 5:54 · SA 67-70 PHX
- Steal
Jared Dudley stole it from George Hill
Q4 0:44 · SA 107-105 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Grant Hill turnover
Q4 4:05 · SA 98-94 PHX
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:15 · SA 104-97 PHX
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
