⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of sixteen from three- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 31-11 off them
- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
- A 13-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 5 in the second quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 3:09 · PHX 34-21 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:01 · PHX 84-87 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 4:03 · PHX 102-104 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Beasley bad pass
Q4 0:48 · PHX 102-104 GS
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · PHX 105-107 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 5
Q2 9:22 · PHX 46-41 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 8:22 · PHX 72-73 GS
- Steal
Carl Landry stole it from Michael Beasley
Q4 0:48 · PHX 102-104 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry bad pass
Q4 0:18 · PHX 104-107 GS
📊The numbers
| PHX | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 15 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
