⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 32- A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 23
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up
Q1 4:48 · PHX 26-15 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 28
Q3 0:01 · PHX 85-57 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 24
Q4 4:09 · PHX 97-73 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
