⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 21- Ran them off the floor, 34 fast break points to 18
- A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18 in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q1 0:38 · GS 48-30 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 8:41 · GS 83-64 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 11:47 · GS 108-84 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q2 5:05 · GS 61-48 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
P.J. Tucker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 10:11 · GS 70-60 PHX
📊The numbers
| GS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 37 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 34 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
