⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 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 eleven threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, eleven of 24 from three
A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18 in the first quarter
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 cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 8:30 · PHX 68-77 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 4:09 · PHX 82-86 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 7:07 · PHX 110-108 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire double technical foul
Q2 11:10 · PHX 25-43 DEN
- Technical
Raja Bell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:53 · PHX 60-76 DEN
- Technical
Shaquille O'Neal technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:19 · PHX 127-115 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18
Q1 2:54 · PHX 25-43 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson misses technical free throw
Q3 8:53 · PHX 60-76 DEN
- Turnover
Allen Iverson lost ball
Q4 3:53 · PHX 118-111 DEN
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses technical free throw
Q4 1:19 · PHX 127-115 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
