⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 27 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their thirteen- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 40
- A 13-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 31 in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 4:18 · PHX 53-45 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 9:02 · PHX 68-51 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 31
Q3 4:38 · PHX 91-60 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 2:11 · PHX 26-33 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q4 10:04 · PHX 97-75 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q4 8:27 · PHX 99-84 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 19 | Threes made | 13 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
