⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- They went cold, five of 28 from three
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 58
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q3 2:24 · DEN 81-76 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 5:28 · DEN 98-94 PHX
- Lead
J.J. Hickson hit a 3-foot driving dunk
OT 1:43 · DEN 103-101 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenneth Faried lost ball turnover
OT 2:53 · DEN 99-99 PHX
- Turnover
J.J. Hickson lost ball turnover
OT 1:00 · DEN 103-103 PHX
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler bad pass
OT 0:41 · DEN 103-105 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- Ties it
Markieff Morris hit a two point shot
Q4 0:05 · DEN 99-99 PHX
- Lead
Gerald Green hit a two point shot
OT 2:42 · DEN 99-101 PHX
- Winner
Goran Dragic hit a driving dunk, P.J. Tucker with the assist
OT 0:56 · DEN 103-105 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Markieff Morris lost ball turnover
OT 1:44 · DEN 101-101 PHX
- Turnover
Channing Frye lost ball turnover
OT 1:02 · DEN 103-103 PHX
- Turnover
Channing Frye bad pass
OT 0:28 · DEN 103-105 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
