⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:32 · NO 31-32 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q3 8:44 · NO 58-69 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q4 7:03 · NO 82-103 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 1:20 · NO 18-31 PHX

Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |









