⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 9:23 · SA 12-9 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 4:15 · SA 45-44 PHX
- Winner
Tony Parker hit a 16-foot jumper
Q4 0:31 · SA 97-96 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard offensive foul (Eric Bledsoe draws the foul)
Q4 2:30 · SA 92-91 PHX
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard turnover
Q4 2:30 · SA 92-91 PHX
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:54 · SA 93-91 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up
Q1 0:05 · SA 33-35 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 6:07 · SA 35-44 PHX
- Go-ahead
P.J. Tucker hit a 23-foot three jumper, Eric Bledsoe with the assist
Q4 1:34 · SA 93-94 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses technical free throw
Q4 4:58 · SA 90-87 PHX
- Turnover
Gerald Green discontinue dribble turnover
Q4 4:18 · SA 90-87 PHX
- Turnover
Gerald Green turnover
Q4 0:40 · SA 95-96 PHX
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 14 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
