⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their three- They went cold, three of sixteen from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, twelve 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 9:52 · NO 46-32 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 11:00 · NO 4-11 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q3 10:02 · NO 62-63 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 8:55 · NO 81-87 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 13 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
