⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 6
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 5 down to 4 up
Q3 3:54 · PHX 75-71 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 9:35 · PHX 84-76 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 3:54 · PHX 94-87 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul
Q2 5:28 · PHX 37-40 GS
- Flagrant
Dillon Brooks flagrant foul type 1
Q4 0:38 · PHX 96-91 GS
- Missed FT
Jordan Goodwin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · PHX 98-98 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 5:14 · PHX 17-22 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 1:47 · PHX 46-60 GS
- Ties it
Jimmy Butler III hit a 27-foot three jumper, Moses Moody with the assist
Q4 0:36 · PHX 96-96 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Draymond Green bad pass turnover
Q4 3:15 · PHX 90-87 GS
- Turnover
Quinten Post bad pass turnover
Q4 2:46 · PHX 92-87 GS
📊The numbers
| PHX | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
