⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-2Q121-26
-1Q216-20
-5Q323-31
-5Q416-23
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eighteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 27-19 off them
Key battles
11%Three-point accuracy44%
1Threes made4
8Steals15
16Assists27
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 15 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
