⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 32
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
- Steal
Tyler Johnson stole it from JJ Redick
Q4 0:04 · PHX 118-124 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker bad pass
Q4 1:19 · PHX 115-122 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:11 · PHX 8-12 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 10:03 · PHX 69-71 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 11:10 · PHX 96-105 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
JJ Redick bad pass
Q4 0:04 · PHX 118-124 NO
- Missed FT
Jrue Holiday misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · PHX 121-124 NO
- Missed FT
Jrue Holiday misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · PHX 121-124 NO
📊The numbers
| PHX | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
