⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 28 from three
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q2 8:15 · PHX 39-44 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 9:24 · PHX 94-88 DEN
- Ties it
Devin Booker hit a 27-foot three jumper, Ricky Rubio with the assist
Q4 0:25 · PHX 111-111 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Frank Kaminsky offensive foul
Q4 3:35 · PHX 106-101 DEN
- Turnover
Frank Kaminsky bad pass
Q4 3:08 · PHX 106-103 DEN
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:09 · PHX 108-105 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 6:11 · PHX 13-23 DEN
- Lead
Jamal Murray hit a 27-foot three jumper, Nikola Jokic with the assist
Q4 0:27 · PHX 108-111 DEN
- Winner
Jamal Murray hit a 24-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:03 · PHX 111-113 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Will Barton palming turnover
Q4 1:35 · PHX 108-108 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Assists | 31 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
