⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 33 from three
- A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 2:05 · GS 60-55 PHX
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q3 2:53 · GS 99-87 PHX
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up
Q4 5:30 · GS 130-117 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry bad pass
Q4 2:20 · GS 124-117 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:25 · GS 12-16 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 11:19 · GS 101-101 PHX
- Steal
TJ Warren stole it from Stephen Curry
Q4 2:20 · GS 124-117 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 4:22 · GS 117-114 PHX
- Missed FT
P.J. Tucker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:47 · GS 119-114 PHX
📊The numbers
| GS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 16 | Threes made | 8 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 32 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
