⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
- They shot well above their usual, eighteen of 39 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:32 · PHX 8-0 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 1:32 · PHX 62-43 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Gordon bad pass
Q4 4:52 · PHX 107-100 SA
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball turnover
Q4 0:03 · PHX 114-113 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 9:45 · PHX 98-93 SA
- Steal
Keldon Johnson stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 0:03 · PHX 114-113 SA
- Winner
Keldon Johnson hit a driving layup
Q4 0:02 · PHX 114-115 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Vassell misses technical free throw
Q1 6:00 · PHX 13-7 SA
- Turnover
Devin Vassell bad pass
Q4 3:45 · PHX 107-104 SA
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 18 | Threes made | 14 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
