⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 23-4 off them- Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 3
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 3:23 · SA 28-29 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 3:37 · SA 84-85 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 7:10 · SA 100-111 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:40 · SA 77-70 PHX
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 29 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
