⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the second quarter- Burned in transition, 13 fast break points to 26
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 1:24 · DEN 29-26 PHX
- Go-ahead
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hit a 24-foot three shot, Nikola Jokic with the assist
Q4 1:30 · DEN 100-99 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q4 3:33 · DEN 102-99 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 2:02 · DEN 97-99 PHX
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
OT 4:37 · DEN 102-102 PHX
- Turnover
Jamal Murray traveling
OT 4:02 · DEN 102-104 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q2 7:18 · DEN 43-49 PHX
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a 26-foot step back jumper, Bradley Beal with the assist
Q4 0:26 · DEN 102-102 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 0:26 · DEN 102-107 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:16 · DEN 93-99 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 15 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 32 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
