⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 44 from three- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their two
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:37 · PHX 11-0 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 1:40 · PHX 29-19 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 9:06 · PHX 90-73 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:42 · PHX 59-57 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
