⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:00 · DEN 9-0 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 0:36 · DEN 59-49 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q3 9:19 · DEN 69-53 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamal Murray technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:03 · DEN 58-49 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 7:34 · DEN 42-38 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q3 10:03 · DEN 58-49 PHX
- Technical
Double technical foul - Kevin Durant and Bruce Brown
Q3 0:37 · DEN 89-69 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 32 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
