⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 22
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 2:47 · PHX 58-56 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 6:07 · PHX 78-73 DEN
- Winner
Steve Nash hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 2:47 · PHX 104-101 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Matt Barnes technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:36 · PHX 85-87 DEN
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 1:39 · PHX 104-101 DEN
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · PHX 107-101 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 6:01 · PHX 17-16 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q3 1:14 · PHX 85-89 DEN
- Steal
Kenyon Martin stole it from Steve Nash
Q4 1:39 · PHX 104-101 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Linas Kleiza misses technical free throw
Q4 8:36 · PHX 85-87 DEN
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups lost ball
Q4 0:16 · PHX 108-101 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
