⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors 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
▼ GS 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 Warriors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, twenty free throws to their six
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 6:47 · PHX 19-14 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:04 · PHX 64-66 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 0:01 · PHX 90-76 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 10:18 · PHX 31-37 GS
- Winner
Gui Santos hit a running layup
Q4 0:28 · PHX 97-99 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 3:03 · PHX 97-101 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pat Spencer offensive foul
Q4 3:43 · PHX 97-91 GS
- Turnover
Pat Spencer offensive foul turnover
Q4 3:43 · PHX 97-91 GS
- Turnover
Al Horford bad pass turnover
Q4 1:39 · PHX 97-95 GS
📊The numbers
| PHX | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 20 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
