⏱️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
▲ PHX better than we expected
+5Q128-18
+2Q225-19
0Q330-29
-4Q416-19
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 31- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
Key battles
33%Three-point accuracy13%
6Threes made1
11Free throws made18
27Assists18
📊The numbers
| PHX | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
