⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 18 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, 12 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 35 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 0:10 · PHX 41-29 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q4 8:07 · PHX 103-86 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyus Jones lost ball turnover
Q4 2:00 · PHX 105-97 GS
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 1:16 · PHX 108-101 GS
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:01 · PHX 113-105 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- Steal
Jonathan Kuminga stole it from Tyus Jones
Q4 2:00 · PHX 105-97 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 3:22 · PHX 105-99 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Curry misses technical free throw
Q1 9:10 · PHX 6-8 GS
📊The numbers
| PHX | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 18 | Threes made | 14 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 28 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
