⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse 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, 28 free throws to their nine- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 37
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 27
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 6:55 · PHX 18-10 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 5:12 · PHX 26-12 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 0:21 · PHX 35-29 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 3:24 · PHX 87-83 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 4:12 · PHX 111-106 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 18 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
