⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth 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 Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, twenty free throws to their six- A 16-0 run took them from 9 down to 7 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 9 down to 7 up
Q3 7:05 · PHX 79-72 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q3 1:36 · PHX 94-79 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:04 · PHX 2-8 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 3:22 · PHX 53-58 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
