⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. 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, 5 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, sixteen of 53 from three- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their eighteen
- Won the glass, 65 rebounds to 50
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 2:00 · PHX 28-26 DEN
- Go-ahead
Mikal Bridges hit a dunk, Jae Crowder with the assist
OT 3:07 · PHX 100-99 DEN
- Ties it
Jae Crowder hit a 27-foot three jumper, Frank Kaminsky with the assist
OT 0:01 · PHX 106-106 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Abdel Nader misses free throw 3 of 3
OT 0:14 · PHX 103-104 DEN
- Missed FT
Abdel Nader misses free throw 1 of 3
OT 0:14 · PHX 102-104 DEN
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
2OT 1:03 · PHX 110-117 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 5:29 · PHX 18-20 DEN
- Ties it
Jamal Murray hit a 25-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:00 · PHX 98-98 DEN
- Winner
Monte Morris hit a 2-foot layup, Nikola Jokic with the assist
2OT 4:43 · PHX 106-108 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:28 · PHX 92-91 DEN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 4:50 · PHX 98-99 DEN
- Turnover
Michael Porter Jr. lost ball turnover
OT 4:48 · PHX 98-99 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 73 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
