⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 19
Q3 6:16 · WSH 70-89 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Caron Butler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:28 · WSH 101-121 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 6:50 · WSH 8-22 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q2 8:18 · WSH 29-57 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q3 8:00 · WSH 61-89 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:39 · WSH 31-60 PHX
📊The numbers
| WSH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 61% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 14 | Assists | 35 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
