⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:26 · GS 66-66 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q4 6:43 · GS 89-93 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
David Lee offensive foul (Grant Hill draws the foul)
Q4 4:20 · GS 89-95 PHX
- Turnover
Monta Ellis double dribble
Q4 1:38 · GS 94-99 PHX
- Missed FT
David Lee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · GS 97-103 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 8:12 · GS 11-18 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 3:56 · GS 20-31 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Channing Frye offensive foul (Monta Ellis draws the foul)
Q4 3:25 · GS 92-95 PHX
- Turnover
Channing Frye turnover
Q4 3:25 · GS 92-95 PHX
📊The numbers
| GS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
