⏱️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, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37
- Made eight threes to their fourteen
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 21-13 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Porter Jr. misses technical free throw
Q4 7:41 · DEN 97-103 PHX
- Missed FT
Monte Morris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · DEN 118-125 PHX
- Missed FT
Monte Morris misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · DEN 118-125 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 3:09 · DEN 78-93 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:52 · DEN 75-83 PHX
- Turnover
Devin Booker out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:28 · DEN 103-109 PHX
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:26 · DEN 113-121 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
