⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 43 from three- Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 49
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 28
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven, and outscored them 22-9 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:51 · GS 63-64 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 6:10 · GS 73-66 PHX
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Josh Okogie
Q4 1:45 · GS 99-100 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevon Looney out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:06 · GS 99-100 PHX
- Missed FT
Jonathan Kuminga misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:32 · GS 99-100 PHX
- Missed FT
Jonathan Kuminga misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:32 · GS 99-100 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:41 · GS 5-13 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 5:07 · GS 38-47 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q4 11:22 · GS 88-91 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:07 · GS 97-100 PHX
- Turnover
Devin Booker traveling
Q4 2:36 · GS 99-100 PHX
- Turnover
Josh Okogie bad pass
Q4 1:45 · GS 99-100 PHX
📊The numbers
| GS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
