⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 24-15 off them- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 8:11 · PHX 12-7 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Nash technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 10:10 · PHX 2-2 GS
- Technical
Aaron Brooks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:46 · PHX 91-80 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 8:22 · PHX 91-83 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
