⏱️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
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 2:47 · WSH 54-50 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 7:41 · WSH 69-58 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q3 0:07 · WSH 88-78 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caron Butler lost ball
Q4 0:56 · WSH 101-100 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 5:24 · WSH 69-66 PHX
- Winner
Shawn Marion hit a 1-foot two point shot, Steve Nash with the assist
Q4 0:25 · WSH 101-102 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 1:45 · WSH 101-104 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shawn Marion lost ball
Q4 0:41 · WSH 101-100 PHX
📊The numbers
| WSH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 31 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
