⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-3Q129-29
-6Q223-30
-2Q321-24
-2Q424-21
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 33 from three
- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 38
Key battles
25%Three-point accuracy48%
10Threes made16
38Rebounds51
24Assists29
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
