⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 1:40 · PHX 53-48 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 9:12 · PHX 68-54 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jae Crowder bad pass
Q4 1:27 · PHX 100-97 SA
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · PHX 108-104 SA
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · PHX 108-104 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:03 · PHX 88-88 SA
- Steal
Dejounte Murray stole it from Jae Crowder
Q4 1:27 · PHX 100-97 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray kicked ball turnover
Q4 3:43 · PHX 96-95 SA
- Missed FT
Dejounte Murray misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:42 · PHX 100-96 SA
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 31 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
