⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 38
- A 12-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 31 in the second quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:09 · PHX 15-5 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 31
Q2 8:41 · PHX 61-30 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 5:35 · PHX 92-74 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q3 9:06 · PHX 79-66 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
