⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 36- Kept giving it away, ten turnovers to their three, and outscored them 13-5 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 2:11 · PHX 95-94 DEN
- Ties it
Jalen Green hit a 4-foot two point shot, Devin Booker with the assist
Q4 0:54 · PHX 121-121 DEN
- Ties it
Devin Booker hit a 10-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:30 · PHX 123-123 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Oso Ighodaro misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:40 · PHX 108-112 DEN
- Missed FT
Oso Ighodaro misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:40 · PHX 108-112 DEN
- Missed FT
Oso Ighodaro misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:10 · PHX 108-114 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Lead
Jamal Murray hit a 15-foot fade away jump shot
Q4 0:35 · PHX 121-123 DEN
- Winner
Nikola Jokic hit a 11-foot floating jump shot, Jamal Murray with the assist
Q4 0:11 · PHX 123-125 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul
Q1 7:09 · PHX 15-13 DEN
- Missed FT
Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:52 · PHX 111-117 DEN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:30 · PHX 117-121 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 35 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
