⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 30-9 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 8:52 · DEN 84-77 PHX
- Steal
Bones Hyland stole it from Jae Crowder
Q4 1:21 · DEN 126-134 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic offensive foul
Q4 4:45 · DEN 114-119 PHX
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic turnover
Q4 4:45 · DEN 114-119 PHX
- Turnover
Monte Morris out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:44 · DEN 128-134 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jae Crowder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:05 · DEN 56-55 PHX
- Turnover
Jae Crowder bad pass
Q4 1:21 · DEN 126-134 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:52 · DEN 128-134 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 60% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 32 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
