⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 29 from three
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 dragged them back level
Q2 10:18 · PHX 34-34 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 10:27 · PHX 72-66 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Troy Daniels technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 9:05 · PHX 5-9 DEN
- Turnover
Dragan Bender out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:18 · PHX 107-115 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 1:02 · PHX 23-33 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 2:03 · PHX 89-99 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 2:53 · PHX 107-120 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Will Barton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 9:05 · PHX 5-9 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 9 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Steals | 13 |
| 24 | Blocks | 23 |
