⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 32 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, 22 of 39 from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 24
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q2 8:53 · NO 54-47 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q4 9:43 · NO 104-108 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q4 6:25 · NO 107-120 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q4 3:42 · NO 109-130 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:19 · NO 89-86 PHX
📊The numbers
| NO | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 11 | Threes made | 22 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 28 | Assists | 38 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
