⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 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 28- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 31-21 off them
- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to five
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 7:41 · DEN 61-70 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:18 · DEN 71-72 PHX
- Winner
Chauncey Billups hit a 26-foot three jumper, Anthony Carter with the assist
Q4 2:18 · DEN 100-97 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:13 · DEN 92-92 PHX
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:17 · DEN 100-97 PHX
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups lost ball
Q4 0:30 · DEN 101-99 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q2 11:40 · DEN 29-38 PHX
- Ties it
Steve Nash hit a 14-foot two point shot
Q4 2:42 · DEN 97-97 PHX
- Steal
Jared Dudley stole it from Chauncey Billups
Q4 0:30 · DEN 101-99 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Grant Hill misses technical free throw
Q2 8:29 · DEN 31-38 PHX
- Turnover
Channing Frye bad pass
Q4 3:58 · DEN 92-92 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
