⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 32 from three- Lived at the line, 52 free throws to their 29
- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 56
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 9:57 · PHX 40-35 GS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q2 5:34 · PHX 54-42 GS
- Steal
Nassir Little stole it from Cory Joseph
Q4 1:06 · PHX 114-108 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Grayson Allen out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:49 · PHX 116-110 GS
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 0:19 · PHX 118-112 GS
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:19 · PHX 118-114 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:35 · PHX 5-11 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 0:47 · PHX 91-81 GS
- Steal
Brandin Podziemski stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 0:19 · PHX 118-112 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cory Joseph bad pass
Q4 1:06 · PHX 114-108 GS
- Missed FT
Trayce Jackson-Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · PHX 116-110 GS
- Turnover
Dario Saric out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:04 · PHX 120-115 GS
📊The numbers
| PHX | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 44 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 29 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
