⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO 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 Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 31 from three
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 32
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 50
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their five
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 10:42 · NO 40-44 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 8:32 · NO 69-74 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q3 1:24 · NO 91-95 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Brandon Ingram technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:42 · NO 93-100 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 10:10 · NO 5-16 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 4:38 · NO 42-58 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 3:44 · NO 103-117 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bismack Biyombo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:49 · NO 101-105 PHX
📊The numbers
| NO | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 10 | Threes made | 17 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 32 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
