⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 34
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 2-point lead to 12
Q1 2:49 · DEN 29-17 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 29
Q3 6:47 · DEN 90-61 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q4 10:04 · DEN 101-80 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff Hornacek technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:02 · DEN 58-41 PHX
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:53 · DEN 74-53 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
