⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 26 from three- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 62
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11 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 stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 3:56 · PHX 32-17 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 3:29 · PHX 56-36 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul traveling
Q4 4:52 · PHX 95-87 DEN
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 4:15 · PHX 95-87 DEN
- Missed FT
Deandre Ayton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:45 · PHX 95-89 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11
Q3 5:19 · PHX 75-64 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Bruce Brown technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:02 · PHX 94-87 DEN
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:39 · PHX 97-91 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
