⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of seventeen from three- Lived at the line, 47 free throws to their 26
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 4:22 · DEN 28-17 PHX
- Winner
Marcus Camby hit a 22-foot jumper, Allen Iverson with the assist
Q4 0:37 · DEN 122-120 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 1:14 · DEN 126-120 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Camby bad pass
Q4 3:50 · DEN 112-111 PHX
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · DEN 123-120 PHX
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · DEN 123-120 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 6:39 · DEN 51-49 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 2:35 · DEN 95-95 PHX
- Go-ahead
Steve Nash hit a 24-foot three jumper
Q4 2:28 · DEN 114-116 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire bad pass
Q4 4:01 · DEN 112-111 PHX
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · DEN 124-120 PHX
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · DEN 124-120 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 33 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
