⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
A 18-0 run took them from 8 down to 10 up 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:25 · PHX 10-6 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 1:31 · PHX 89-87 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q4 6:16 · PHX 105-95 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Morris bad pass
Q4 2:06 · PHX 105-98 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 0:06 · PHX 35-36 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 9:38 · PHX 69-59 DEN
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 8 down to 10 up
Q3 5:54 · PHX 76-86 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Hamilton bad pass
Q4 4:52 · PHX 100-95 DEN
- Turnover
Randy Foye lost ball turnover
Q4 4:26 · PHX 100-95 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 37 | Fast break points | 32 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
