⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 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 ten threes to their three- They went cold, three of sixteen from three
- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 14
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 33
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 7:58 · PHX 78-73 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Raja Bell flagrant foul type 1 (Linas Kleiza draws the foul)
Q2 8:33 · PHX 31-48 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 5:05 · PHX 18-24 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q1 8:11 · PHX 10-7 DEN
- Missed FT
Linas Kleiza misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q2 8:33 · PHX 31-48 DEN
- Technical
Allen Iverson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:14 · PHX 101-91 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
