⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 23 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 four- They went cold, four of 21 from three
- Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 64
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:46 · GS 8-0 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 7:46 · GS 22-7 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q1 2:54 · GS 39-14 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 10:16 · GS 77-69 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Damion Lee and JaMychal Green
Q4 1:12 · GS 123-108 PHX
📊The numbers
| GS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 19 | Threes made | 4 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
