⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 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
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 9:47 · PHX 32-30 SA
- Ties it
Kelly Oubre Jr. hit a three jumper, Ricky Rubio with the assist
Q4 0:03 · PHX 109-109 SA
- Go-ahead
Ricky Rubio hit a 26-foot step back jumper
OT 0:31 · PHX 119-117 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Ricky Rubio technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:10 · PHX 98-102 SA
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio lost ball turnover
OT 1:19 · PHX 114-113 SA
- Turnover
Cameron Johnson out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 0:08 · PHX 119-117 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 0:00 · PHX 80-86 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 2:50 · PHX 98-105 SA
- Go-ahead
Patty Mills hit a 25-foot running pullup jump shot
OT 1:17 · PHX 114-116 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gay turnover
OT 4:42 · PHX 109-109 SA
- Turnover
Patty Mills lost ball turnover
OT 1:24 · PHX 114-113 SA
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:48 · PHX 116-116 SA
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
