⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 35
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- Steal
Kawhi Leonard stole it from Goran Dragic
Q4 1:29 · SA 93-90 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball turnover
Q4 2:32 · SA 93-88 PHX
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:23 · SA 100-100 PHX
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
OT 0:03 · SA 101-105 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:48 · SA 2-8 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 6:09 · SA 14-20 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 0:04 · SA 101-104 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:47 · SA 93-90 PHX
- Turnover
Goran Dragic bad pass
Q4 1:29 · SA 93-90 PHX
- Missed FT
P.J. Tucker misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:04 · SA 101-104 PHX
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
