⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
+13Q139-23
-1Q225-25
+3Q325-22
-4Q426-29
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 28- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
Key battles
4Blocks1
6Steals11
49Rebounds33
17Turnovers11
📊The numbers
| PHX | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
