⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 26-16 off them
- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the fourth 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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 11:37 · PHX 33-26 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 9:11 · PHX 43-28 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q4 9:51 · PHX 89-78 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw offensive foul (Greg Buckner draws the foul)
Q4 4:07 · PHX 94-86 DEN
- Turnover
Boris Diaw turnover
Q4 4:07 · PHX 94-86 DEN
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · PHX 101-96 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 2:25 · PHX 25-26 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 2:47 · PHX 73-74 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller traveling
Q4 4:00 · PHX 94-86 DEN
- Turnover
Marcus Camby lost ball
Q4 2:04 · PHX 98-92 DEN
- Turnover
Earl Boykins bad pass
Q4 1:12 · PHX 101-94 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
