⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 18 points ahead of 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 27 from three
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 55
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q2 7:03 · PHX 38-47 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 1:07 · PHX 54-58 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:18 · PHX 101-104 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyler Ulis bad pass
Q4 4:39 · PHX 101-104 GS
- Turnover
Marquese Chriss turnover
Q4 4:07 · PHX 101-104 GS
- Turnover
Jared Dudley bad pass
Q4 1:58 · PHX 105-112 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 3:55 · PHX 105-112 GS
- Steal
JaVale McGee stole it from Jared Dudley
Q4 1:58 · PHX 105-112 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
David West bad pass
Q4 4:22 · PHX 101-104 GS
- Turnover
Stephen Curry lost ball turnover
Q4 3:35 · PHX 101-107 GS
- Turnover
JaVale McGee lost ball turnover
Q4 1:54 · PHX 105-112 GS
📊The numbers
| PHX | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
