⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 44
A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up in the first 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up
Q1 6:01 · PHX 24-15 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Marquese Chriss technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:00 · PHX 76-79 GS
- Turnover
Devin Booker bad pass
Q4 4:26 · PHX 91-95 GS
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:21 · PHX 91-97 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:43 · PHX 57-57 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
