⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 22- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 34
- Made nine threes to their seventeen
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:00 · DEN 11-3 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q3 4:34 · DEN 94-74 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q4 6:07 · DEN 121-99 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Nikola Jokic flagrant foul type 1
Q2 4:52 · DEN 55-43 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q3 7:37 · DEN 81-71 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Nick Richards flagrant foul type 1
Q1 4:34 · DEN 15-10 PHX
- Missed FT
Oso Ighodaro misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q2 4:52 · DEN 55-43 PHX
- Missed FT
Oso Ighodaro misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q2 4:52 · DEN 55-43 PHX
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 17 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 38 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 24 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
