⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen
- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 7
- A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up
Q3 9:06 · PHX 85-84 NO
- Winner
De'Anthony Melton hit a two point shot
OT 4:36 · PHX 119-117 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 2:39 · PHX 121-117 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Igor Kokoskov technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:22 · PHX 117-116 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle bad pass
Q4 2:21 · PHX 115-115 NO
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:52 · PHX 115-116 NO
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · PHX 117-116 NO
📊The numbers
| PHX | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
