⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 13 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
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 4:29 · SA 93-95 PHX
- Winner
Victor Wembanyama hit a 17-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:01 · SA 101-100 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 3:44 · SA 21-24 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rasheer Fleming out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:36 · SA 88-95 PHX
- Missed FT
Rasheer Fleming misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · SA 99-100 PHX
- Missed FT
Rasheer Fleming misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · SA 99-100 PHX
📊The numbers
| SA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
