⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 37
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 took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 6:30 · PHX 44-41 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:06 · PHX 70-76 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 2:49 · PHX 77-92 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
