⏱️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 and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
Q1 7:16 · PHX 21-14 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 6:22 · PHX 49-44 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q4 9:41 · PHX 91-83 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire offensive foul (Devin Brown draws the foul)
Q4 0:35 · PHX 104-101 NO
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire turnover
Q4 0:35 · PHX 104-101 NO
- Turnover
Raja Bell lost ball
Q4 0:03 · PHX 104-103 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Steal
Jannero Pargo stole it from Raja Bell
Q4 0:03 · PHX 104-103 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
