⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 9:00 · DEN 35-27 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donnell Harvey Offensive Foul
Q4 2:21 · DEN 91-84 PHX
- Turnover
Donnell Harvey Foul
Q4 2:21 · DEN 91-84 PHX
- Missed FT
James Posey missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:36 · DEN 93-88 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q4 4:37 · DEN 91-85 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:12 · DEN 91-85 PHX
- Turnover
Shawn Marion Bad Pass. Stolen by George McCloud.
Q4 1:46 · DEN 91-85 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
