⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their sixteen- A 16-0 run took them from 13 down to 3 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 13 down to 3 up
Q2 10:03 · PHX 40-37 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q3 7:41 · PHX 73-51 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 0:33 · PHX 88-67 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:50 · PHX 20-27 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 6:15 · PHX 14-24 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q1 1:50 · PHX 20-27 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 13 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
