⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 11- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 51
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
Q2 7:52 · PHX 47-39 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q3 1:07 · PHX 99-88 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · PHX 118-112 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 6:38 · PHX 78-79 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
