⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 35 from three
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the first quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 10:16 · DEN 13-2 PHX
- Ties it
Jamal Murray hit a driving dunk, Nikola Jokic with the assist
Q4 0:11 · DEN 113-113 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
OT 4:19 · DEN 121-115 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:36 · DEN 108-109 PHX
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass
Q4 1:30 · DEN 109-112 PHX
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon bad pass
OT 2:59 · DEN 119-115 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q1 0:39 · DEN 28-32 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 0:34 · DEN 51-62 PHX
- Lead
Landry Shamet hit a 24-foot three jumper, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 2:16 · DEN 109-112 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mikal Bridges offensive foul
Q4 0:04 · DEN 113-113 PHX
- Turnover
Mikal Bridges turnover
Q4 0:04 · DEN 113-113 PHX
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton lost ball turnover
OT 3:59 · DEN 115-115 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 17 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 32 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
