⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 14-6 off them- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 34
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 took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 4:04 · PHX 22-21 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 10:14 · PHX 63-62 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 6:03 · PHX 73-70 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Royce O'Neale technical foul
Q3 7:15 · PHX 63-65 SA
- Turnover
Devin Booker out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:44 · PHX 110-102 SA
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · PHX 110-102 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 8:30 · PHX 10-16 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 1:06 · PHX 25-32 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
De'Aaron Fox technical foul
Q3 7:48 · PHX 62-62 SA
- Turnover
Devin Vassell lost ball turnover
Q4 0:35 · PHX 110-102 SA
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
