⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
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 Suns won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- They went cold, two of twelve from three
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the second 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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 3:02 · PHX 30-21 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 3:47 · PHX 90-84 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 7:20 · PHX 37-45 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q4 7:07 · PHX 82-84 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:18 · PHX 85-84 NO
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:30 · PHX 90-86 NO
- Turnover
Lee Nailon Bad Pass. Stolen by Amare Stoudemire.
Q4 0:10 · PHX 92-86 NO
📊The numbers
| PHX | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 2 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
