⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 29
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 9:41 · PHX 78-65 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses technical free throw
Q3 3:30 · PHX 85-79 NO
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 1:50 · PHX 109-112 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 11:18 · PHX 70-65 NO
- Steal
Tyson Chandler stole it from Steve Nash
Q4 1:50 · PHX 109-112 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · PHX 111-118 NO
- Missed FT
Jannero Pargo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · PHX 113-118 NO
- Missed FT
Jannero Pargo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · PHX 113-118 NO
📊The numbers
| PHX | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 12 | Blocks | 2 |
