⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 42 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 20
Q4 5:55 · NO 99-119 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q4 1:26 · NO 109-123 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Herbert Jones technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:10 · NO 34-55 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 4:47 · NO 20-31 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 10:47 · NO 29-50 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 29
Q4 10:32 · NO 85-114 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:36 · NO 29-50 PHX
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:31 · NO 64-88 PHX
📊The numbers
| NO | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 32 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
