⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their thirteen- A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25 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 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 8:37 · PHX 29-35 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 19
Q3 2:28 · PHX 65-84 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 14
Q4 10:26 · PHX 76-90 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:45 · PHX 0-9 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 2:53 · PHX 36-54 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q3 7:13 · PHX 51-76 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
