⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 47
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 11:44 · PHX 21-33 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 7:48 · PHX 25-43 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 0:11 · PHX 63-84 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
