⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 26- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 43
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 cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 2:07 · PHX 59-67 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:55 · PHX 110-114 DEN
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic turnover
Q4 0:45 · PHX 111-114 DEN
- Flagrant
Jusuf Nurkic flagrant foul type 1
Q4 0:45 · PHX 111-114 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 0:45 · PHX 111-115 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Assists | 38 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
