⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 44
- Made seven threes to their fourteen
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 19-9 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 5:36 · PHX 17-21 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 1:10 · PHX 85-89 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 5:59 · PHX 105-97 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker lost ball turnover
Q4 1:22 · PHX 105-100 WSH
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic offensive foul
Q4 0:48 · PHX 107-104 WSH
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic turnover
Q4 0:48 · PHX 107-104 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 7:59 · PHX 9-21 WSH
- Steal
Tyus Jones stole it from Devin Booker
Q4 1:22 · PHX 105-100 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Poole technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:02 · PHX 66-77 WSH
- Missed FT
Daniel Gafford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:10 · PHX 105-97 WSH
📊The numbers
| PHX | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
