⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 23-10 off them- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
- A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 2:43 · PHX 18-23 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 9:26 · PHX 53-60 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q2 9:56 · PHX 22-38 SA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q3 2:34 · PHX 69-88 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 27
Q4 5:30 · PHX 81-108 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 64% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
