⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
-17Q116-36
+11Q233-26
+1Q329-28
+9Q440-32
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 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 eighteen threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 35 from three
- Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fourteen
Key battles
9Free throws made20
11Threes made18
38%Three-point accuracy51%
37Rebounds40
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 11 | Threes made | 18 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 51% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 29 | Assists | 31 |
