⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 5:22 · PHX 20-8 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 11:03 · PHX 93-93 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul
Q3 1:13 · PHX 82-86 NO
- Turnover
Bradley Beal steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:46 · PHX 101-107 NO
- Turnover
Grayson Allen out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:09 · PHX 105-113 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 8:49 · PHX 36-36 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Dyson Daniels technical foul
Q3 1:13 · PHX 82-86 NO
- Technical
Jose Alvarado technical foul
Q3 1:13 · PHX 82-86 NO
📊The numbers
| PHX | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
