⏱️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
▲ PHX better than we expected
-5Q125-27
+6Q233-24
+2Q324-20
+4Q427-21
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36
Key battles
4Fast break points12
4Blocks10
36Assists21
16Offensive rebounds9
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 36 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
