⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter but fell behind it by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, 21 of 40 from three- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 14
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 29
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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:52 · DEN 15-8 PHX
- Lead
Christian Braun hit a 27-foot three jumper, Nikola Jokic with the assist
Q4 0:01 · DEN 125-122 PHX
- Winner
Nikola Jokic hit a 3-foot two point shot, Jamal Murray with the assist
OT 4:44 · DEN 127-125 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass
Q4 2:20 · DEN 120-118 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 3:27 · DEN 120-122 PHX
- Lead
Devin Booker hit a 10-foot two point shot
Q4 1:35 · DEN 120-122 PHX
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a 23-foot three jumper, Devin Booker with the assist
Q4 0:00 · DEN 125-125 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:53 · DEN 120-122 PHX
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee lost ball turnover
Q4 0:33 · DEN 120-122 PHX
- Turnover
Devin Booker bad pass
OT 2:44 · DEN 134-127 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 21 | Threes made | 16 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 45 | Assists | 36 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
