⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 26-9 off them- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 1:25 · PHX 30-20 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 11:24 · PHX 68-50 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kelly Oubre Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · PHX 101-93 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
