⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of fourteen from three
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
- Ties it
Stephon Marbury made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:19 · PHX 91-91 WSH
- Ties it
Tony Delk made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shawn Marion
Q4 0:58 · PHX 93-93 WSH
- Lead
Stephon Marbury made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · PHX 96-95 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shawn Marion Offensive Foul
Q4 4:34 · PHX 86-85 WSH
- Turnover
Shawn Marion Foul
Q4 4:34 · PHX 86-85 WSH
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · PHX 95-95 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Lead
Tyrone Nesby made Jumper. Assisted by Richard Hamilton
Q4 1:56 · PHX 91-93 WSH
- Ties it
Tyrone Nesby made Layup.
Q4 0:16 · PHX 95-95 WSH
- Winner
Michael Jordan made Jumper.
Q4 0:00 · PHX 96-97 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Jahidi White Technical Foul
Q3 2:42 · PHX 63-69 WSH
- Technical
Tyrone Nesby Technical Foul
Q4 8:30 · PHX 76-79 WSH
- Turnover
Michael Jordan Lost Ball
Q4 4:45 · PHX 86-85 WSH
📊The numbers
| PHX | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
