⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:36 · NO 11-4 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 11:00 · NO 56-46 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 0:16 · NO 98-102 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday bad pass
Q4 3:03 · NO 85-91 PHX

Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 3:00 · NO 45-46 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:48 · NO 60-60 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Miles Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:45 · NO 85-91 PHX
- Missed FT
Miles Plumlee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:45 · NO 85-91 PHX
- Missed FT
Marcus Morris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · NO 95-101 PHX
📊The numbers
| NO | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% | Shooting from the field | 0% |
| 0 | Threes made | 0 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 0 | Free throws made | 0 |
| 0 | Rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Offensive rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Assists | 0 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Steals | 0 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |








