⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 40 rebounds to 25
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:37 · PHX 9-0 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 4:33 · PHX 94-98 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:00 · PHX 94-98 NO
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:00 · PHX 94-98 NO
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Lost Ball. Stolen by Darrell Armstrong.
Q4 0:23 · PHX 101-107 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 4:48 · PHX 21-21 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darrell Armstrong Bad Pass. Stolen by Shawn Marion.
Q4 3:06 · PHX 94-98 NO
- Missed FT
David Wesley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:51 · PHX 94-102 NO
- Missed FT
Darrell Armstrong missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:33 · PHX 98-105 NO
📊The numbers
| PHX | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
