⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 54
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:16 · SA 64-64 PHX
- Steal
George Hill stole it from Jared Dudley
Q4 1:15 · SA 93-99 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:26 · SA 89-96 PHX
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 2:50 · SA 89-96 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- Steal
Amare Stoudemire stole it from Manu Ginobili
Q4 2:50 · SA 89-96 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Richardson misses technical free throw
Q3 3:17 · SA 64-66 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 3:05 · SA 89-96 PHX
- Turnover
Jared Dudley bad pass
Q4 1:15 · SA 93-99 PHX
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
