⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the fourth 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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 3:28 · PHX 58-48 DEN
- Lead
Amare Stoudemire made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:26 · PHX 73-72 DEN
- Ties it
Stephon Marbury made Two Point Shot.
Q4 1:28 · PHX 76-76 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Iakovos Tsakalidis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:54 · PHX 73-74 DEN
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Offensive Foul
Q4 0:53 · PHX 76-76 DEN
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Foul
Q4 0:53 · PHX 76-76 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q4 8:49 · PHX 67-69 DEN
- Lead
Donnell Harvey made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Juwan Howard.
Q4 0:40 · PHX 76-78 DEN
- Winner
Ryan Bowen made Layup. Assisted by Donnell Harvey.
Q4 0:00 · PHX 79-80 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donnell Harvey Offensive Foul
Q4 4:30 · PHX 69-69 DEN
- Turnover
Donnell Harvey Foul
Q4 4:30 · PHX 69-69 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
