⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 30
- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 28
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:29 · WSH 10-2 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 1:02 · WSH 97-84 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q4 3:57 · WSH 127-101 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corey Kispert misses technical free throw
Q3 2:55 · WSH 81-79 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Deandre Ayton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:55 · WSH 81-79 PHX
- Technical
Damion Lee technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:29 · WSH 113-99 PHX
- Technical
Monty Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:57 · WSH 116-101 PHX
📊The numbers
| WSH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
