⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
+8Q122-16
+6Q227-21
+4Q326-22
-7Q437-43
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 30
Key battles
1Threes made5
4Blocks1
17%Three-point accuracy28%
11Steals6
📊The numbers
| WSH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
