⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, 37 free throws to their nineteen- A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 8:10 · PHX 17-14 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q3 4:55 · PHX 71-73 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q3 0:14 · PHX 87-80 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton offensive foul
Q4 3:39 · PHX 100-96 WSH
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:03 · PHX 107-111 WSH
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:03 · PHX 107-111 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 6:45 · PHX 42-49 WSH
- Winner
Bradley Beal hit a 17-foot pullup jump shot, Taj Gibson with the assist
Q4 2:06 · PHX 100-102 WSH
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q4 4:16 · PHX 100-109 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · PHX 103-109 WSH
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · PHX 103-109 WSH
📊The numbers
| PHX | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
