⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 64 rebounds to 42- A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 28
Q3 0:20 · WSH 57-85 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 21
Q4 9:05 · WSH 68-89 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q4 3:09 · WSH 80-95 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25
Q2 11:15 · WSH 23-48 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
JaVale McGee technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:05 · WSH 48-81 PHX
📊The numbers
| WSH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 14 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
