⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 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 17-0 run took them from 2 down to 15 up 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q1 6:20 · PHX 20-19 DEN
- Steal
Eric Bledsoe stole it from Wilson Chandler
Q4 0:52 · PHX 108-114 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Marquese Chriss technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 6:43 · PHX 9-18 DEN
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:06 · PHX 51-66 DEN
- Technical
Alex Len technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 4:45 · PHX 95-105 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 2 down to 15 up
Q1 0:59 · PHX 28-43 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenneth Faried technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 7:54 · PHX 85-96 DEN
- Missed FT
Emmanuel Mudiay misses technical free throw
Q4 4:45 · PHX 95-105 DEN
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler bad pass
Q4 0:52 · PHX 108-114 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 11 | Assists | 21 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
