⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 17-9 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 4:22 · PHX 78-76 DEN
- Steal
Markieff Morris stole it from Ty Lawson
Q4 2:16 · PHX 102-98 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q4 3:14 · PHX 110-100 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 2:59 · PHX 50-56 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:33 · PHX 97-96 DEN
- Turnover
Ty Lawson lost ball turnover
Q4 2:16 · PHX 102-98 DEN
- Turnover
Kenneth Faried traveling
Q4 1:58 · PHX 104-98 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
