⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Could not get to the line, four free throws to their nineteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 3:20 · SA 118-117 PHX
- Go-ahead
Keita Bates-Diop hit a two point shot, Tre Jones with the assist
Q4 1:18 · SA 118-117 PHX
- Go-ahead
Keita Bates-Diop hit a tip shot
Q4 0:10 · SA 121-120 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jakob Poeltl misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q2 4:35 · SA 50-43 PHX
- Turnover
Drew Eubanks lost ball turnover
Q4 0:49 · SA 118-120 PHX
- Missed FT
Tre Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · SA 119-120 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:30 · SA 5-13 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 5:54 · SA 71-78 PHX
- Winner
E'Twaun Moore hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 0:02 · SA 121-123 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jalen Smith flagrant foul type 1
Q2 4:35 · SA 50-43 PHX
- Turnover
E'Twaun Moore bad pass
Q4 4:47 · SA 105-113 PHX
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 36 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
