⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 33
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the third 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 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 2:02 · PHX 46-49 NO
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q3 9:19 · PHX 61-55 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 4:16 · PHX 69-63 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shawn Marion Bad Pass. Stolen by David Wesley.
Q4 3:34 · PHX 85-89 NO
- Turnover
Jake Voskuhl Lost Ball
Q4 3:16 · PHX 85-89 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 6:09 · PHX 61-63 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Brown Lost Ball. Stolen by Stephon Marbury.
Q4 1:23 · PHX 87-93 NO
- Turnover
Jamal Mashburn Bad Pass
Q4 1:00 · PHX 90-93 NO
- Turnover
Jamal Mashburn Lost Ball. Stolen by Shawn Marion.
Q4 0:31 · PHX 90-93 NO
📊The numbers
| PHX | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
