⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1 in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 3:14 · PHX 83-73 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash offensive foul (Manu Ginobili draws the foul)
Q4 1:53 · PHX 100-95 SA
- Turnover
Steve Nash turnover
Q4 1:53 · PHX 100-95 SA
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · PHX 107-102 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 9:41 · PHX 64-67 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q4 7:11 · PHX 94-93 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses technical free throw
Q4 10:33 · PHX 87-75 SA
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
