⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Go-ahead
P.J. Tucker hit a two point shot
Q4 2:38 · PHX 83-82 GS
- Steal
Jared Dudley stole it from Stephen Curry
Q4 2:13 · PHX 83-82 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 10:37 · PHX 24-30 GS
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 10:15 · PHX 72-64 GS
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · PHX 85-86 GS

Warriors
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Stephen Curry hit a driving layup
Q4 3:00 · PHX 81-82 GS
- Go-ahead
Carl Landry hit a jumper (Jarrett Jack assists )
Q4 0:54 · PHX 85-86 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry lost ball turnover
Q4 2:13 · PHX 83-82 GS
- Missed FT
Stephen Curry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · PHX 86-86 GS
- Missed FT
Stephen Curry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · PHX 86-86 GS
📊The numbers
| PHX | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 12 | Blocks | 3 |








