⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 24 from three
- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 21-11 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:45 · PHX 10-16 NO
- Technical
Steve Nash technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:25 · PHX 33-47 NO
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 3:28 · PHX 87-94 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:37 · PHX 0-9 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:41 · PHX 25-37 NO
- Missed FT
Peja Stojakovic misses technical free throw
Q2 3:25 · PHX 33-47 NO
- Flagrant
Hilton Armstrong flagrant foul type 1 (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)
Q2 2:18 · PHX 35-49 NO
📊The numbers
| PHX | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
