⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eleven- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 50
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 0:31 · PHX 98-103 DEN
- Steal
Collin Gillespie stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 0:46 · PHX 115-123 DEN
- Steal
Miles Bridges stole it from Aaron Gordon
Q4 0:06 · PHX 120-125 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Goodwin flopping technical foul
Q2 0:18 · PHX 67-70 DEN
- Turnover
Oso Ighodaro offensive foul
Q4 3:42 · PHX 110-118 DEN
- Turnover
Oso Ighodaro offensive foul turnover
Q4 3:42 · PHX 110-118 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 5:13 · PHX 54-59 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover
Q4 0:46 · PHX 115-123 DEN
- Turnover
Jamal Murray lost ball turnover
Q4 0:36 · PHX 115-123 DEN
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon bad pass turnover
Q4 0:06 · PHX 120-125 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 18 | Threes made | 20 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 34 | Assists | 30 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. BrooksF | 21 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 9-12 | 4-6 | 0-0 | -14 |
M. BridgesF Double-double | 37 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 34 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10-19 | 2-7 | 2-2 | -1 |
K. MaluachC | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -15 |
D. BookerG | 39 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 7-19 | 3-7 | 3-4 | -14 |
J. GreenG | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -9 |
C. GillespieG Double-double | 33 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 6-11 | 4-8 | 0-0 | +8 |
J. GoodwinG | 25 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 |
O. IghodaroF | 21 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
L. KennardG | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 4-4 | +7 |
R. DunnF | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Team | 120 | 42 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 46-94 | 18-42 | 10-11 |
Did not playK. Peat (coach's decision), R. Fleming (coach's decision), D. Reath (coach's decision), J. Bouyea (coach's decision)
Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. GordonF | 29 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 5-5 | +11 |
C. JohnsonF | 34 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5-13 | 2-8 | 0-2 | +12 |
N. JokicC Double-double | 37 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +6 |
J. MurrayG | 37 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 47 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 10-18 | 7-9 | 12-15 | +13 |
C. BraunG | 37 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 11-16 | 7-9 | 2-2 | +9 |
D. DeRozanG | 24 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -4 |
T. BrazileF | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | -7 |
T. JonesG | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -6 |
M. Bagley IIIF | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Team | 127 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 42-80 | 20-37 | 23-30 |
Did not playZ. Nnaji (coach's decision), D. Holmes II (coach's decision), B. Hopkins (coach's decision), R. Nembhard (coach's decision)
