Game Story
Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.
Strongest signals
Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.
- 01highTurnover outcomesOn SAS
SAS scored 21 pts off PHX's 15 turnovers (1.40 PPP allowed).
9 of 15 TOVs (60%) led to a make.
- 02highScoring chainsOn SAS
Kennard got 12 of his 20 pts via catch-and-shoot (4 makes, 60% down 15 pp from season avg 75%).
2 from pull-up jumpers (4 pts) · 1 from cuts (2 pts)
- 03medTurnover outcomesOn PHX
PHX scored 20 pts off SAS's 19 turnovers (1.05 PPP allowed).
8 of 19 TOVs (42%) led to a make.
- 04medScoring chainsOn PHX
Castle got 8 of his 11 pts via cuts (4 makes, 73% up 61 pp from season avg 12%).
1 from catch-and-shoot (3 pts)
- 05medScoring chainsOn PHX
Wembanyama got 8 of his 12 pts via cuts (4 makes, 67% up 7 pp from season avg 60%).
1 from catch-and-shoot (2 pts) · 1 from post-ups (2 pts)
Quarter Flow
Per-quarter scoring and the running total.
Box by Period
FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.
| Stat | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | SAS | 9/17 53% | 9/23 39% | 9/27 33% | 10/20 50% | 37/87 43% |
| PHX | 13/24 54% | 9/27 33% | 10/18 56% | 6/18 33% | 38/87 44% | |
| 3P | SAS | 3/5 60% | 2/7 29% | 3/14 21% | 3/8 38% | 11/34 32% |
| PHX | 7/13 54% | 1/9 11% | 3/8 38% | 1/9 11% | 12/39 31% | |
| FT | SAS | 4/5 80% | 6/6 100% | 1/2 50% | 2/2 100% | 13/15 87% |
| PHX | 2/2 100% | 4/5 80% | 4/5 80% | 4/4 100% | 14/16 88% | |
| REB | SAS | 6 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 48 |
| PHX | 12 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 43 | |
| AST | SAS | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 32 |
| PHX | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | |
| TOV | SAS | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| PHX | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 15 | |
| Paint PTS | SAS | 8 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 48 |
| PHX | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 42 |
Game Flow
Margin over time — PHX ahead above the line, SAS below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (6) and ties (2).
Rotations
Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.
Play-by-Play
Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.
Player Box Score
Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.
| Player | MIN | PTS ↓ | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dylan Harper SAS · Starter | 23:44 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6/9 | 1/1 | -14 |
Stephon Castle SAS · Starter | 20:45 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5/10 | 1/3 | -2 |
Victor Wembanyama SAS · Starter | 22:04 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6/14 | 0/5 | -7 |
Tarris Reed Jr. SAS | 9:08 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4/4 | 0/0 | +3 |
Julian Champagnie SAS · Starter | 24:44 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/7 | 2/6 | -11 |
Maliq Brown SAS | 10:06 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/3 | 2/2 | +6 |
Devin Vassell SAS · Starter | 22:53 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2/9 | 1/4 | -8 |
Keldon Johnson SAS | 16:27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/4 | 0/0 | +2 |
Harrison Barnes SAS | 16:54 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2/5 | 2/5 | +2 |
Jordan McLaughlin SAS | 9:17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1/3 | 1/2 | -3 |
Luke Kornet SAS | 16:48 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 0 |
Ja'Kobi Gillespie SAS | 11:25 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 1/2 | +5 |
Malik Williams SAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Jon Elmore SAS | 7:44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | +5 |
Carter Bryant SAS | 9:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | +2 |
Tobias Harris SAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Jayden Quaintance SAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
R.J. Davis SAS | 4:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | -3 |
De'Aaron Fox SAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
David Jones Garcia SAS | 14:00 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/6 | 0/2 | +3 |
Taelon Peter SAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Four Factors
Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.
Efficiency
Where the points came from
Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.
| Channel | SAS | PHX | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the paint | 48 | 42 | SAS +6 |
| Fast break | 19 | 11 | SAS +8 |
| Off turnovers | 14 | 23 | PHX +9 |
| 2nd chance | 12 | 20 | PHX +8 |
Player tracking
Movement and shot-creation breakdown.
| Metric | SAS | PHX |
|---|---|---|
| Passes | 0 | 0 |
| Touches | 0 | 0 |
| Distance (mi) | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Pull-up FG | 0/0 (0%) | 0/0 (0%) |
| Catch & Shoot FG | 0/0 (0%) | 0/0 (0%) |
Shot Chart
Both teams · shot-by-shot
Last 5:00 of Q4, score within 5
Every clutch possession, and who did what while it was tight.
0:06
4:38
| SAS | MIN | PTS | FG | FT | TOV | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 |
| PHX | MIN | PTS | FG | FT | TOV | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No clutch minutes. | ||||||
How it ended
Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of Q4.
- 2:55MISSPHX88–98 · PHX +10MISS Reath 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:48MISSSAS88–98 · PHX +10MISS Jones Garcia 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
- 2:21PTSPHX88–99 · PHX +11Reath Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 2:21PTSPHX88–100 · PHX +12Reath Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 2:11MISSSAS88–100 · PHX +12MISS Gillespie 15' Pullup Jump Shot
- 1:57PTSSAS90–100 · PHX +10Brown 3' Dunk (2 PTS) (Gillespie 2 AST)
- 1:44PTSPHX90–102 · PHX +12Reath 5' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Bouyea 2 AST)
- 1:28PTSSAS93–102 · PHX +9Brown 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Gillespie 3 AST)
- 1:03MISSPHX93–102 · PHX +9MISS Brea 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 0:46PTSSAS94–102 · PHX +8Reed Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
- 0:46PTSSAS95–102 · PHX +7Reed Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
- 0:22MISSPHX95–102 · PHX +7MISS Brea 12' Jump Shot
- 0:11PTSSAS98–102 · PHX +4Brown 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Gillespie 4 AST)