⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
+16Q132-12
+4Q229-21
-4Q323-23
+2Q428-23
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36
Key battles
20Free throws made10
43%Three-point accuracy28%
57%Shooting from the field40%
26Assists18
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
