⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their two- They went cold, two of eighteen from three
- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their twelve
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 2:58 · GS 69-83 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q4 8:34 · GS 88-93 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:32 · GS 2-8 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 9:26 · GS 4-17 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 4:20 · GS 88-101 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses technical free throw
Q2 3:21 · GS 38-53 PHX
📊The numbers
| GS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 13 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 32 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
