⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, 21 of 40 from three
- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 58
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their five
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 9:01 · PHX 20-6 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 4:36 · PHX 30-14 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q4 11:10 · PHX 100-72 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q2 8:16 · PHX 42-28 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 21 | Threes made | 11 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 35 | Assists | 28 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
