⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
+11Q129-19
+6Q227-20
-20Q317-36
-6Q421-28
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
8Blocks1
12Points off turnovers26
9Offensive rebounds16
16Turnovers11
📊The numbers
| NO | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
