⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36- A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27
Q3 0:27 · PHX 105-78 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 29
Q4 7:51 · PHX 116-87 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 3:21 · PHX 70-58 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Will Barton misses technical free throw
Q2 5:16 · PHX 64-45 DEN
- Technical
Aaron Gordon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:15 · PHX 95-78 DEN
- Technical
Aaron Gordon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:15 · PHX 96-78 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 34 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
