⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+5Q132-26
+2Q221-19
-3Q321-26
-13Q413-27
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 23-9 off them
Key battles
9Points off turnovers23
9Free throws made19
12Offensive rebounds22
42Rebounds63
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
