⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their two- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 47
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q2 9:11 · NO 26-33 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:23 · NO 84-92 PHX
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:23 · NO 84-92 PHX
📊The numbers
| NO | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 2 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
