⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind 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 worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 3:31 · PHX 78-73 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 3:02 · PHX 103-95 SA
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · PHX 110-102 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:26 · PHX 98-92 SA
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson traveling
Q4 4:13 · PHX 100-92 SA
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 28 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
