⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 8:09 · PHX 62-65 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 0:33 · PHX 83-82 NO
- Steal
Devin Booker stole it from Jonas Valanciunas
Q4 1:05 · PHX 106-98 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 3:04 · PHX 20-36 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jonas Valanciunas lost ball turnover
Q4 4:33 · PHX 97-96 NO
- Turnover
Jonas Valanciunas lost ball turnover
Q4 1:05 · PHX 106-98 NO
📊The numbers
| PHX | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 32 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 17 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
