⏱️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
▲ PHX better than we expected
+1Q126-25
-2Q224-28
0Q324-27
-6Q419-28
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 32
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the second quarter
Key battles
32Points in the paint74
11Fast break points22
5Blocks2
6Threes made3
🏀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 5 down to 7 up
Q2 8:47 · PHX 43-36 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 10:53 · PHX 30-35 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
