⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:22 · PHX 8-0 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 3:28 · PHX 36-25 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 11:33 · PHX 71-57 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Wilson Chandler flagrant foul type 1 (Alex Len draws the foul)
Q1 1:01 · PHX 29-25 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
