⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of eighteen from three- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 33
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 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 6:48 · DEN 88-102 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 3:26 · DEN 22-28 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 8:14 · DEN 33-44 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
