⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 11 points behind 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 31 from three- Ran them off the floor, 33 fast break points to 17
- A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their nine
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q1 7:22 · PHX 23-7 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:26 · PHX 59-60 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 0:57 · PHX 87-82 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mikal Bridges misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:32 · PHX 103-111 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q1 1:49 · PHX 33-30 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 9:15 · PHX 39-41 GS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q4 8:07 · PHX 94-101 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Draymond Green technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:36 · PHX 23-9 GS
- Technical
Shaun Livingston technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:35 · PHX 37-34 GS
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:17 · PHX 38-34 GS
📊The numbers
| PHX | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 33 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |
