⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 2:37 · DEN 50-57 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q2 0:26 · DEN 50-58 PHX
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q2 0:26 · DEN 50-58 PHX
- Missed FT
Will Barton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:59 · DEN 98-105 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 0:00 · DEN 31-39 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 5:15 · DEN 42-57 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 8:35 · DEN 59-73 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tyson Chandler flagrant foul type 1
Q2 0:26 · DEN 50-58 PHX
- Turnover
Isaiah Canaan steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:30 · DEN 100-107 PHX
- Missed FT
TJ Warren misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · DEN 100-107 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 5 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Steals | 11 |
| 20 | Blocks | 21 |
