⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 23- Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 28-15 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:47 · DEN 10-2 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 30
Q4 4:50 · DEN 106-76 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Voshon Lenard missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 6:00 · DEN 10-11 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 7:58 · DEN 10-11 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 3:06 · DEN 45-40 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 8:49 · DEN 35-26 PHX
- Technical
Stephon Marbury Technical Foul
Q4 9:33 · DEN 86-66 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 15 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
