⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their thirteen
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 6 down to 3 up
Q4 6:05 · PHX 106-103 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses technical free throw
Q4 7:33 · PHX 93-94 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 9:15 · PHX 56-67 SA
- Winner
Richard Jefferson hit a 23-foot three jumper, Manu Ginobili with the assist
Q4 1:38 · PHX 106-108 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 2:01 · PHX 106-111 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 4:24 · PHX 102-103 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan turnover
Q4 3:56 · PHX 104-103 SA
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson traveling
Q4 2:35 · PHX 106-103 SA
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
