⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. 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, 16 points worse 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, 48 rebounds to 35
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 0:01 · DEN 68-67 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 5:11 · DEN 85-77 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q4 6:08 · DEN 122-102 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malik Beasley misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 0:01 · DEN 95-85 PHX
- Flagrant
Trey Lyles flagrant foul type 1
Q4 9:22 · DEN 104-89 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 9:09 · DEN 41-43 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 3:10 · DEN 59-66 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Devin Booker flagrant foul type 1
Q3 0:01 · DEN 95-85 PHX
- Technical
Josh Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:41 · DEN 114-100 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 62% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 9 | Assists | 1 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 20 | Steals | 12 |
| 16 | Blocks | 18 |
