⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 15 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 16-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 17 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 17
Q1 7:14 · WSH 28-11 PHX
- Steal
John Wall stole it from Mike James
Q4 1:56 · WSH 110-114 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses technical free throw
Q3 1:47 · WSH 84-81 PHX
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:53 · WSH 110-114 PHX
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:53 · WSH 110-114 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:02 · WSH 64-59 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 3:44 · WSH 110-118 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike James lost ball turnover
Q4 1:56 · WSH 110-114 PHX
- Missed FT
Mike James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · WSH 116-121 PHX
- Missed FT
TJ Warren misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · WSH 116-121 PHX
📊The numbers
| WSH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 4 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 28 | Blocks | 24 |
