⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 24
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 4:11 · PHX 115-109 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:33 · PHX 114-109 DEN
- Turnover
Steve Nash Bad Pass. Stolen by Andre Miller.
Q4 1:15 · PHX 115-110 DEN
- Missed FT
Jake Voskuhl missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:09 · PHX 115-110 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller Bad Pass
Q4 4:03 · PHX 109-109 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Miller Offensive Foul. His 3rd Personal Foul.
Q4 3:43 · PHX 111-109 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Miller Turnover
Q4 3:43 · PHX 111-109 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
