⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their eight- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 38
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 35
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 6:38 · GS 49-37 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 9:38 · GS 69-56 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Curry misses technical free throw
Q4 10:11 · GS 83-74 PHX
- Missed FT
Juan Toscano-Anderson misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 10:05 · GS 83-74 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 2:42 · GS 51-48 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jae Crowder flagrant foul type 1
Q4 10:05 · GS 83-74 PHX
📊The numbers
| GS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 19 | Threes made | 8 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
