⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up
Q2 11:18 · PHX 38-25 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q3 7:24 · PHX 64-42 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 8:02 · PHX 92-73 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
P.J. Tucker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:53 · PHX 45-33 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 4:41 · PHX 12-11 SA
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 12 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
