⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second 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
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the second quarter- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 17
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 4:13 · NO 93-97 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marcus Thornton misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:16 · NO 93-97 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 11:19 · NO 33-41 PHX
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q2 5:28 · NO 42-57 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:00 · NO 96-99 PHX
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · NO 100-108 PHX
- Missed FT
Jason Richardson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · NO 100-108 PHX
📊The numbers
| NO | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
