⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 25 from three- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 38
- A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the first quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q1 11:26 · NO 15-2 PHX
- Winner
Peja Stojakovic hit a 29-foot three jumper, David West with the assist
Q4 2:48 · NO 99-96 PHX
- Steal
Darren Collison stole it from Amare Stoudemire
Q4 0:35 · NO 104-98 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marcus Thornton misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q1 2:31 · NO 20-13 PHX
- Turnover
Devin Brown backcourt
Q4 1:00 · NO 102-98 PHX
- Turnover
Darren Collison lost ball
Q4 0:32 · NO 104-98 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 6:48 · NO 39-41 PHX
- Steal
Jared Dudley stole it from Darren Collison
Q4 0:32 · NO 104-98 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Amare Stoudemire flagrant foul type 1 (Marcus Thornton draws the foul)
Q1 2:31 · NO 20-13 PHX
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire bad pass
Q4 0:35 · NO 104-98 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash lost ball
Q4 0:06 · NO 110-103 PHX
📊The numbers
| NO | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 25 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
