⏱️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
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18 in the first quarter
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:00 · PHX 55-56 DEN
- Steal
P.J. Tucker stole it from Will Barton
Q4 1:07 · PHX 92-99 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
P.J. Tucker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 10:45 · PHX 55-56 DEN
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe bad pass
Q4 4:37 · PHX 87-93 DEN
- Turnover
Brandon Knight turnover
Q4 2:15 · PHX 89-95 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 5:50 · PHX 8-16 DEN
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18
Q1 1:21 · PHX 22-40 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q3 6:35 · PHX 67-77 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Randy Foye misses technical free throw
Q3 10:45 · PHX 55-56 DEN
- Turnover
Will Barton lost ball turnover
Q4 1:07 · PHX 92-99 DEN
- Missed FT
Kostas Papanikolaou misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · PHX 96-104 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
