⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse 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, ten turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 28-12 off them
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
- Ties it
Steve Nash hit a 25-foot three jumper, Leandro Barbosa with the assist
OT 0:08 · PHX 124-124 NO
- Go-ahead
Raja Bell hit a 24-foot three jumper, Grant Hill with the assist
2OT 2:42 · PHX 127-126 NO
- Ties it
Leandro Barbosa hit a 25-foot three jumper, Grant Hill with the assist
2OT 0:03 · PHX 130-130 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 0:11 · PHX 111-111 NO
- Turnover
Steve Nash lost ball
OT 1:46 · PHX 116-116 NO
- Turnover
Boris Diaw bad pass
OT 0:43 · PHX 118-118 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 4:58 · PHX 18-22 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 3:31 · PHX 50-59 NO
- Lead
Jannero Pargo hit a layup, Chris Paul with the assist
OT 1:40 · PHX 116-118 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
David West offensive foul (Leandro Barbosa draws the foul)
Q4 4:48 · PHX 99-100 NO
- Turnover
David West turnover
Q4 4:48 · PHX 99-100 NO
📊The numbers
| PHX | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
