⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 27-7 off them
- A 15-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 9 in the third quarter
- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 30 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:45 · PHX 8-0 NO
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 9
Q3 6:57 · PHX 74-83 NO
- Steal
Mikal Bridges stole it from CJ McCollum
Q4 1:22 · PHX 111-109 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul traveling
Q4 2:09 · PHX 111-109 NO
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · PHX 116-112 NO
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · PHX 118-114 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Larry Nance Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:52 · PHX 111-109 NO
- Turnover
CJ McCollum lost ball turnover
Q4 1:22 · PHX 111-109 NO
- Turnover
Zion Williamson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:51 · PHX 114-109 NO
📊The numbers
| PHX | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
