⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
+2Q130-25
+5Q231-24
+16Q337-22
-3Q423-23
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, twenty free throws to their six- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 7
- A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
Key battles
18Free throws made4
25Fast break points7
11Offensive rebounds19
52%Shooting from the field37%
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q2 11:27 · SA 43-25 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 22
Q4 3:33 · SA 116-94 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
