⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 21- Looked after the ball, 21 turnovers to their 27
A 15-0 run took them from 2 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:29 · PHX 59-62 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff Hornacek technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 8:26 · PHX 8-8 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:15 · PHX 8-17 GS
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q2 6:13 · PHX 41-54 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes bad pass
Q4 4:20 · PHX 95-88 GS
- Missed FT
Andre Iguodala misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:57 · PHX 95-88 GS
- Turnover
Stephen Curry lost ball turnover
Q4 3:47 · PHX 97-89 GS
📊The numbers
| PHX | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
