⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 36
- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up 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 took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q2 11:16 · PHX 33-29 NO
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q3 4:23 · PHX 89-78 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 7:24 · PHX 12-17 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 10:24 · PHX 60-63 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
