⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 43- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 1:59 · PHX 32-35 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 0:57 · PHX 81-101 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Gordon technical foul
Q3 6:59 · PHX 68-78 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 17 | Threes made | 16 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
