⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better 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, 54 rebounds to 40- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 30
A 13-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 11 in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 6:36 · DEN 20-7 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q1 3:40 · DEN 30-13 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 6:25 · DEN 115-89 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamal Murray technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:49 · DEN 99-86 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 11
Q3 3:02 · DEN 92-81 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:59 · DEN 45-41 PHX
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:27 · DEN 58-46 PHX
- Technical
Josh Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:25 · DEN 104-87 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
