⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 10:59 · PHX 34-30 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 7:46 · PHX 62-55 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 11:42 · PHX 81-69 GS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Robin Lopez flagrant foul type 1 (Dominic McGuire draws the foul)
Q2 11:32 · PHX 25-26 GS
- Missed FT
Shannon Brown misses technical free throw
Q2 9:30 · PHX 29-30 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 0:00 · PHX 51-55 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 8:52 · PHX 81-77 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Rush misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:39 · PHX 88-83 GS
📊The numbers
| PHX | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
