⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 33 from three- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 27, and were outscored 28-7 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:14 · GS 84-86 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 4:52 · GS 95-89 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Draymond Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · GS 104-96 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 8:30 · GS 11-18 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Kelly Oubre Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:47 · GS 60-66 PHX
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
Q4 3:59 · GS 91-89 PHX
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:40 · GS 104-96 PHX
📊The numbers
| GS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
