⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
+4Q131-23
-1Q231-27
+5Q327-21
0Q429-27
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 32
Key battles
25Free throws made12
7Fast break points14
47Rebounds32
9Threes made6
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 0:35 · PHX 33-23 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 10:03 · PHX 38-33 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
