⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 28
- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 42
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 6:45 · DEN 113-109 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 3:56 · DEN 125-118 PHX
- Steal
Jameer Nelson stole it from Tyson Chandler
Q4 1:00 · DEN 125-120 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:45 · DEN 113-110 PHX
- Missed FT
Danilo Gallinari misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:47 · DEN 120-116 PHX
- Turnover
Bad pass
Q4 0:02 · DEN 127-120 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 11:07 · DEN 63-72 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 9:08 · DEN 105-109 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:56 · DEN 113-109 PHX
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:39 · DEN 118-115 PHX
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler bad pass
Q4 1:00 · DEN 125-120 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
