⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38- Went cold from three, six of 27
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 6 down to 2 up
Q1 6:30 · PHX 18-16 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 9:41 · PHX 69-64 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 1:22 · PHX 96-103 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 2:24 · PHX 23-29 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 9:22 · PHX 87-98 SA
- Steal
Tim Duncan stole it from Steve Nash
Q4 1:22 · PHX 96-103 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:37 · PHX 96-103 SA
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 14 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
