⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 31- Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 23
- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 15
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 0:02 · DEN 65-62 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q4 8:07 · DEN 96-88 PHX
- Winner
Chauncey Billups hit a 19-foot jumper
OT 4:46 · DEN 105-103 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:09 · DEN 37-48 PHX
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:08 · DEN 117-113 PHX
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:00 · DEN 118-113 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 6:56 · DEN 13-20 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 4:54 · DEN 96-98 PHX
- Lead
Grant Hill hit a two point shot, Steve Nash with the assist
Q4 2:21 · DEN 98-100 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
OT 1:51 · DEN 110-105 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
