⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 29 from three
- Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 72
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 9:52 · PHX 43-39 DEN
- Steal
Deandre Ayton stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 0:27 · PHX 123-120 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball turnover
Q4 4:14 · PHX 116-109 DEN
- Missed FT
Deandre Ayton misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:42 · PHX 118-111 DEN
- Turnover
Devin Booker bad pass
Q4 2:25 · PHX 121-116 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 5:44 · PHX 15-23 DEN
- Steal
Michael Porter Jr. stole it from Devin Booker
Q4 2:25 · PHX 121-116 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:36 · PHX 54-55 DEN
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses technical free throw
Q4 8:52 · PHX 102-96 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 0:27 · PHX 123-120 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
