⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 16 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:41 · PHX 25-26 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 6:18 · PHX 49-36 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 1:28 · PHX 82-85 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jae Crowder and Aaron Gordon
Q3 9:57 · PHX 58-56 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 5:35 · PHX 15-26 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2
Q2 0:46 · PHX 58-56 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 6:47 · PHX 65-74 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Nikola Jokic and Devin Booker
Q3 3:06 · PHX 70-78 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 14 | Threes made | 17 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
