โฑ๏ธHow 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
โฒ PHX better than we expected
โผ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the fourth quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the third quarter
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Suns
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q4 9:29 ยท PHX 105-92 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Goran Dragic and Brian Roberts
Q3 11:14 ยท PHX 56-54 NO
- Missed FT
Marcus Morris misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:29 ยท PHX 106-98 NO

Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 6:33 ยท PHX 42-46 NO
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q3 6:26 ยท PHX 66-75 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 4:13 ยท PHX 106-100 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| PHX | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |









