⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 53 free throws to their 33- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 30-17 off them
- Made seven threes to their thirteen
- Burned in transition, 26 fast break points to 53
A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 8
Q2 6:28 · PHX 48-56 WSH
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up
Q3 10:56 · PHX 81-70 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 0:20 · PHX 126-129 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jared Dudley and Brandon Jennings
Q2 10:45 · PHX 29-41 WSH
- Technical
Marquese Chriss technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:00 · PHX 61-65 WSH
- Turnover
Marquese Chriss turnover
Q4 4:03 · PHX 110-115 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 6:41 · PHX 14-19 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 8:55 · PHX 34-56 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 5:43 · PHX 83-84 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Markieff Morris steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:06 · PHX 116-122 WSH
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · PHX 121-126 WSH
📊The numbers
| PHX | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 42 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 53 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 15 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
