⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their fourteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- Lead
Andre Miller hit a driving layup
Q4 0:59 · DEN 106-104 PHX
- Lead
Earl Boykins hit a driving layup
OT 4:11 · DEN 108-106 PHX
- Go-ahead
Earl Boykins hit a 25-foot three jumper
OT 1:43 · DEN 116-114 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Earl Boykins lost ball
2OT 2:31 · DEN 121-121 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
2OT 0:49 · DEN 123-125 PHX
- Turnover
Earl Watson turnover
3OT 4:01 · DEN 127-125 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- Ties it
Raja Bell hit a 24-foot three jumper, Steve Nash with the assist
OT 3:50 · DEN 109-109 PHX
- Go-ahead
Raja Bell hit a 25-foot three jumper, Shawn Marion with the assist
OT 1:54 · DEN 113-114 PHX
- Ties it
Steve Nash hit a three jumper, Raja Bell with the assist
OT 0:21 · DEN 117-117 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 4:33 · DEN 106-106 PHX
- Turnover
Shawn Marion bad pass
OT 2:26 · DEN 111-111 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash traveling
3OT 4:39 · DEN 125-125 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 36 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
