⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 34- A 17-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 18 in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q2 5:53 · PHX 52-53 NO
- Steal
Devin Booker stole it from Zion Williamson
Q4 0:44 · PHX 114-120 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nick Richards offensive foul
Q4 4:42 · PHX 106-111 NO
- Turnover
Nick Richards turnover
Q4 4:42 · PHX 106-111 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 18
Q1 0:33 · PHX 30-48 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 11:02 · PHX 64-69 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 11:07 · PHX 93-97 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Yves Missi misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:55 · PHX 108-113 NO
- Turnover
Zion Williamson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:44 · PHX 114-120 NO
📊The numbers
| PHX | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 20 | Threes made | 17 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
