⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 5:11 · DEN 24-14 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 1:04 · DEN 39-25 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 9:52 · DEN 49-30 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Blake misses technical free throw
Q2 11:18 · DEN 39-25 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 37-point deficit to 29
Q4 9:57 · DEN 115-86 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 24
Q4 2:25 · DEN 131-107 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Raja Bell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 11:18 · DEN 39-25 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 35 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 34 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
