⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q2 8:26 · DEN 47-27 PHX
- Go-ahead
Darrell Arthur hit a 17-foot jumper, Ty Lawson with the assist
Q4 2:49 · DEN 97-96 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darrell Arthur out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:37 · DEN 93-94 PHX
- Turnover
Ty Lawson double dribble turnover
Q4 2:11 · DEN 97-99 PHX
- Turnover
J.J. Hickson bad pass
Q4 1:15 · DEN 97-99 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8
Q3 4:54 · DEN 80-72 PHX
- Steal
Markieff Morris stole it from J.J. Hickson
Q4 1:15 · DEN 97-99 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Markieff Morris misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:38 · DEN 97-97 PHX
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · DEN 99-101 PHX
- Missed FT
Markieff Morris misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · DEN 99-103 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
