⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 25 from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 3:34 · GS 70-69 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
David Lee post lost ball turnover
Q4 4:37 · GS 94-87 PHX
- Turnover
Nate Robinson bad pass
Q4 4:03 · GS 94-89 PHX
- Turnover
Brandon Rush lost ball
Q4 3:41 · GS 94-89 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 6:58 · GS 10-17 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 29 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
