⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 32
- A 20-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 29 in the second quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 21 in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:57 · PHX 8-2 GS
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 29
Q2 3:16 · PHX 71-42 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 33
Q3 0:02 · PHX 94-61 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 21
Q4 9:33 · PHX 94-73 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Dorell Wright technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:09 · PHX 27-18 GS
- Technical
Monta Ellis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:03 · PHX 77-55 GS
- Missed FT
Jeremy Lin misses technical free throw
Q4 4:01 · PHX 102-79 GS
📊The numbers
| PHX | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
