⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 35
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 10
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
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 cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 11:21 · PHX 54-64 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 1:22 · PHX 25-36 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 10:20 · PHX 27-45 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 31
Q3 1:03 · PHX 68-99 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 11 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.

Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. BrooksF | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3-14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -6 |
M. BridgesF | 26 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 1-1 | -18 |
O. IghodaroF | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | -19 |
D. BookerG | 29 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 34 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 10-17 | 3-5 | 9-10 | -8 |
J. GreenG | 24 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -21 |
C. GillespieG | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -22 |
R. DunnF | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -23 |
K. MaluachC | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 | -6 |
L. KennardG | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -30 |
J. BouyeaG | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +5 |
R. FlemingF | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +6 |
K. PeatF | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
D. ReathC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +4 |
P. SpencerG | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Team | 96 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 35-89 | 9-26 | 17-19 |

Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. ChampagnieF | 27 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 4-11 | 3-9 | 0-0 | +2 |
V. WembanyamaF Double-double | 25 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 54 | 51 | 43 | 14 | 9 | 15-19 | 2-3 | 8-10 | +30 |
D. FoxG | 29 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 3-3 | +20 |
S. CastleG | 30 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 0-2 | +13 |
D. HarperG | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-2 | 3-5 | +30 |
K. JohnsonF | 26 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +30 |
H. BarnesF | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 3-3 | +22 |
C. BryantF | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2-2 | -8 |
L. KornetC | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
J. McLaughlinG | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
T. Reed Jr.C | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
D. Jones GarciaF | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Team | 122 | 55 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 46-90 | 11-30 | 19-25 |








