⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their five- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 30
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 0:21 · DEN 26-21 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 0:02 · DEN 78-73 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:48 · DEN 84-81 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Kevin Durant defensive goaltending violation
Q4 3:26 · DEN 86-81 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
