⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 21 from three
Key battles
42%Three-point accuracy24%
8Points off turnovers4
8Threes made5
11Fast break points16
🏀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 1 down to 9 up
Q1 8:55 · PHX 17-8 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 7:13 · PHX 77-64 SA
- Steal
Jared Dudley stole it from Gary Neal
Q4 1:13 · PHX 102-97 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jared Dudley turnover
Q4 2:51 · PHX 100-94 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 3:05 · PHX 58-51 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Matt Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:42 · PHX 97-91 SA
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:44 · PHX 102-96 SA
- Turnover
Gary Neal bad pass
Q4 1:13 · PHX 102-97 SA
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
