⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:29 · PHX 8-2 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 0:52 · PHX 57-42 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jae Crowder and Aaron Gordon
Q3 7:24 · PHX 67-48 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 23
Q4 5:52 · PHX 109-86 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Will Barton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:30 · PHX 78-58 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 18 | Threes made | 14 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
