⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 35- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 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 31-point deficit to 23
Q3 4:00 · PHX 62-85 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 2:33 · PHX 15-28 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q3 9:51 · PHX 45-72 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
