⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-10Q117-27
-5Q218-26
-1Q317-19
+11Q430-21
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 25-13 off them
Key battles
25Points off turnovers13
13Steals7
15Free throws made25
20Assists28
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
