⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 23-0 run took them from 9 down to 14 up in the first quarter- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 25-14 off them
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 10:23 · PHX 9-5 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 5:16 · PHX 26-19 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
P.J. Tucker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 7:09 · PHX 11-7 WSH
- Turnover
P.J. Tucker out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:39 · PHX 79-86 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 23-0 run
A 23-0 run took them from 9 down to 14 up
Q1 1:22 · PHX 28-42 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 3:50 · PHX 32-50 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Martell Webster misses technical free throw
Q1 7:09 · PHX 11-7 WSH
- Technical
Bradley Beal technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 9:52 · PHX 67-74 WSH
📊The numbers
| PHX | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
