⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third 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
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 25 from three- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 34
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 3 down to 5 up
Q1 4:01 · PHX 29-24 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 1:29 · PHX 93-86 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 7:54 · PHX 9-12 DEN
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · PHX 117-109 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 0:38 · PHX 118-112 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:27 · PHX 117-109 DEN
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler bad pass
Q4 0:24 · PHX 117-109 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
