⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse 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, 33 free throws to their 43
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 9:52 · PHX 36-25 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Leandro Barbosa missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:20 · PHX 84-78 WSH
- Missed FT
Casey Jacobsen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:57 · PHX 89-85 WSH
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:27 · PHX 92-88 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jared Jeffries Bad Pass. Stolen by Amare Stoudemire.
Q4 3:02 · PHX 85-78 WSH
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas missed Free Throw 3 of 3.
Q4 0:31 · PHX 92-88 WSH
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas missed Free Throw 1 of 3.
Q4 0:31 · PHX 92-87 WSH
📊The numbers
| PHX | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 16 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
