⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 25-7 off them
A 13-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:30 · SA 8-0 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 0:56 · SA 62-54 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
De'Aaron Fox flagrant foul type 1
Q4 9:53 · SA 96-85 PHX
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:47 · SA 107-101 PHX
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:47 · SA 107-101 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:06 · SA 45-45 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 9:29 · SA 98-96 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Kevin Durant and Chris Paul
Q2 3:17 · SA 47-45 PHX
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 30 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
