⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 38
- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 18-7 off them
- A 14-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 25 in the fourth 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 25
Q4 7:25 · DEN 120-95 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 2:25 · DEN 28-30 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 16 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
