⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 42
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 10:39 · NO 90-85 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derik Queen lost ball turnover
Q4 3:58 · NO 100-101 PHX
- Turnover
Jordan Poole bad pass turnover
Q4 0:51 · NO 106-109 PHX
- Missed FT
Derik Queen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · NO 108-115 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:26 · NO 2-8 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 7:03 · NO 35-42 PHX
- Steal
Ryan Dunn stole it from Jordan Poole
Q4 0:51 · NO 106-109 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul
Q3 5:20 · NO 64-70 PHX
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · NO 106-111 PHX
- Missed FT
Mark Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · NO 108-112 PHX
📊The numbers
| NO | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
