⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Suns 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 7:10 · PHX 45-42 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 3:57 · PHX 80-77 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:35 · PHX 71-76 GS
- Flagrant
JaVale McGee flagrant foul type 1
Q3 0:36 · PHX 84-80 GS
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball turnover
Q4 2:32 · PHX 107-109 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- Steal
Stephen Curry stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 2:32 · PHX 107-109 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Draymond Green technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:04 · PHX 49-45 GS
- Turnover
Kevon Looney offensive foul
Q4 2:43 · PHX 107-109 GS
- Turnover
Kevon Looney turnover
Q4 2:43 · PHX 107-109 GS
📊The numbers
| PHX | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 28 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
