⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 15 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 33 from three- Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 62
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the fourth 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q2 2:35 · WSH 55-64 PHX
- Steal
Jared Butler stole it from Tyus Jones
Q4 1:51 · WSH 112-120 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q4 3:57 · WSH 117-120 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyshawn George misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:48 · WSH 114-120 PHX
- Turnover
Bilal Coulibaly out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:31 · WSH 117-124 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:48 · WSH 0-11 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyus Jones lost ball turnover
Q4 1:51 · WSH 112-120 PHX
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:37 · WSH 117-124 PHX
📊The numbers
| WSH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 33 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
