⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
-9Q122-27
-7Q227-29
+7Q329-17
-3Q418-16
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 20-12 off them
Key battles
32%Three-point accuracy54%
10Offensive rebounds5
20Points off turnovers12
32Assists22
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 32 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
