⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 44
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:03 · GS 58-58 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 3:04 · GS 78-68 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 11:45 · GS 90-74 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 8:57 · GS 34-43 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 1:12 · GS 48-57 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
P.J. Tucker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 2:34 · GS 21-22 PHX
📊The numbers
| GS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 34 | Assists | 22 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
