⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the second 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q2 6:34 · PHX 45-55 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q3 0:27 · PHX 87-111 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 31 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
