⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their seven- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 23
- A 18-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 32 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
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 32
Q3 5:03 · PHX 99-67 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Dillon Brooks and Justin Champagnie
Q3 4:35 · PHX 83-67 WSH
- Missed FT
Jordan Goodwin misses technical free throw
Q4 1:08 · PHX 110-89 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 19
Q4 9:21 · PHX 101-82 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Bub Carrington flopping technical foul
Q4 1:08 · PHX 110-89 WSH
📊The numbers
| PHX | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 17 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
