⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, 21 turnovers to their 28, and were outscored 27-18 off them
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 9:40 · SA 32-22 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 8:23 · SA 59-41 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 2:47 · SA 65-60 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff Hornacek technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:16 · SA 53-41 PHX
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 28 |
| 18 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
