⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their twelve- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 12
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 9:56 · GS 11-5 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 3:51 · GS 31-17 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 9:26 · GS 107-88 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 10:36 · GS 73-57 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 4:17 · GS 88-79 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q4 6:46 · GS 110-101 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Grayson Allen turnover
Q4 3:07 · GS 113-105 PHX
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul
Q4 2:48 · GS 114-105 PHX
📊The numbers
| GS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 19 | Threes made | 12 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
