⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their twelve- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 6
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 2:40 · NO 51-43 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul offensive foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)
Q4 3:20 · NO 85-90 PHX
- Turnover
Chris Paul turnover
Q4 3:20 · NO 85-90 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 11:17 · NO 53-57 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 6:37 · NO 57-67 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Matt Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · NO 97-103 PHX
📊The numbers
| NO | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
