⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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 twelve threes to their five- They went cold, five of twenty from three
- Beaten inside, 52 points in the paint to 70
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 3:36 · SA 41-48 PHX
- Steal
Dejounte Murray stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 0:17 · SA 109-114 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 5:44 · SA 95-110 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball turnover
Q4 0:17 · SA 109-114 PHX
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · SA 111-115 PHX
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
