⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 26-4 off them- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 26
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 54
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 7:43 · DEN 40-35 PHX
- Winner
Andre Miller hit a driving layup
Q4 2:31 · DEN 99-98 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 2:31 · DEN 106-98 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 7:46 · DEN 9-13 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 3:14 · DEN 48-50 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 8:22 · DEN 88-91 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:40 · DEN 95-96 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
