⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 24
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 2:47 · DEN 27-24 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 10:39 · DEN 68-53 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q3 6:31 · DEN 86-63 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:01 · DEN 43-43 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 2:13 · DEN 95-79 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 35 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
