⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first 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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:57 · WSH 8-2 PHX
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 6:07 · WSH 25-14 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 8:08 · WSH 12-14 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 9:19 · WSH 37-36 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
