⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the second quarter- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q2 3:06 · PHX 53-50 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Grant Hill bad pass
Q4 0:15 · PHX 104-99 NO
- Turnover
Grant Hill bad pass
Q4 0:10 · PHX 104-102 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 4:41 · PHX 38-48 NO
- Steal
Trevor Ariza stole it from Grant Hill
Q4 0:15 · PHX 104-99 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marcus Thornton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:00 · PHX 102-95 NO
📊The numbers
| PHX | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
