⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 40- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 38
- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q1 1:28 · PHX 38-23 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 8:53 · PHX 76-60 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 5:40 · PHX 107-85 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 0:27 · PHX 62-54 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 22 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
