⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 22
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 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 3:21 · PHX 82-83 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:49 · PHX 0-8 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:05 · PHX 106-110 SA
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · PHX 106-110 SA
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · PHX 106-113 SA
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
