⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q2 11:40 · WSH 34-35 PHX
- Ties it
Otto Porter Jr. hit a layup, Bradley Beal with the assist
Q4 1:42 · WSH 103-103 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 6:43 · WSH 106-103 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall turnover
Q4 2:06 · WSH 100-103 PHX
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:52 · WSH 101-103 PHX
- Turnover
Otto Porter Jr. traveling
Q4 1:15 · WSH 104-103 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:00 · WSH 2-10 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:17 · WSH 100-103 PHX
- Turnover
P.J. Tucker traveling
Q4 1:05 · WSH 104-103 PHX
- Missed FT
Brandon Knight misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:08 · WSH 108-106 PHX
📊The numbers
| WSH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
