⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 13-5 off them- A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 9:02 · PHX 46-60 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Bad Pass. Stolen by Jamal Mashburn.
Q4 2:34 · PHX 76-81 NO
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:06 · PHX 77-81 NO
- Turnover
Dan Majerle Bad Pass. Stolen by Jamaal Magloire.
Q4 0:00 · PHX 82-88 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 8:45 · PHX 29-42 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q2 0:56 · PHX 38-60 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Brown Bad Pass. Stolen by Stephon Marbury.
Q4 2:11 · PHX 76-81 NO
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:51 · PHX 77-82 NO
📊The numbers
| PHX | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
